Kids Dental Treatment in Kandivali

Why milk teeth are essential? – Kids Dental Treatment in Kandivali East, Mumbai

It’s a common notion that milk teeth are not important as they are temporary and eventually going to fall out. However, milk teeth play an essential role in developing your child’s eating and speaking habits. They are also the guiding posts for their successors. If the milk teeth fall out early or there is a delay in shedding, it leads to a change in the eruption path of permanent teeth. Permanent teeth either stay inside the bone or erupt in different locations, leading to a misaligned set of adult teeth. Therefore, saving the milk teeth till their natural time of shedding is essential. If the milk teeth do not shed off at the destined time, it is important to extract them to make space for the adult teeth. 

We at Dental Care Clinic and Implant Centre Kandivali offer many different types of treatment options for kids. The information provided below will help us discuss them.

Types of kids dental treatment – Kids Dental Treatment in Kandivali East, Mumbai

There are many different types of Kids Dental Treatment in Kandivali East, Mumbai. Based on the severity of the damage, the type of treatment is decided. If the decay is limited to the upper layers of the teeth, then fillings are advised. If the decay has reached the innermost layer of the tooth, that is, the nerves and vessels, it leads to immense pain. If a permanent tooth is not formed, then it is advisable to save the tooth with pulp therapy. Otherwise, if it is evident radiologically that the permanent tooth is on the verge of eruption, the damaged milk tooth can be planned for extraction. The decision for extraction or pulp therapy is made after examining the tooth clinically and radiologically. 

Dental fillings

Dental fillings are essential to restoring the tooth’s original shape and form. Tooth decay is more prominent in children due to their dietary habits and lack of motor skill development to maintain optimum oral hygiene. GIC fillings are the most commonly used dental fillings for children when tooth decay is limited to the first two layers of the teeth. They are tooth-colored fillings that help aesthetically restore damaged teeth. 

Pulp therapy

There are two main types of pulp therapies based on the requirement based on the severity of damage seen radiologically. 

Pulpotomy

A pulpotomy removes the infected nerves and vessels from the crown portion of the tooth when the root portion is not infected.

Pulpectomy

It is done when the whole of the tooth is infected. It is similar to RCT in adults but the filling material used to fill the canal space differs in children.

Extraction

It is always the last resort if we cannot save the tooth or it is confirmed that the permanent tooth will erupt within 6 months of extraction. 

Space maintainers

If the tooth cannot be saved and the time required for permanent teeth to erupt is more than six months, we need to save the space created by the loss of milk teeth. Space maintainers are devices that are designed to save extraction space so that adult teeth can erupt in their destined space. It is done to prevent the misalignment of permanent teeth. 

Pit and fissure sealants

The milk teeth have deep pits and fissures that are prone to decay. Food lodgement and bacterial colonization in these grooves are possible. Pit and fissure sealant therapy forms a barrier that helps prevent such bacterial growth. 

Fluoride application

Fluoride application is another important part of Kids Dental Treatment in Kandivali East, Mumbai. Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay and is an integral part of preventive care at the Dental Care Clinic and Implant Centre Kandivali.