Children’s dental treatment

Childhood is the best time to start developing good oral care habits. Children are so receptive to everything that they will quickly learn all the essential steps for good oral care and once they have formed strong habits, it will be hard to forget them.

Why is children’s dental treatment so important?

Parents often forget how important children’s milk teeth are. At first glance, it seems that they are only temporary and will fall out anyway, so why should they be overly worried? But in reality, not treating milk teeth can have far more serious consequences than it seems.

When milk teeth are not treated:

• the child feels tooth pain because the milk teeth also have nerves and general blood circulation;
• infections that weaken the body;
• caries spreads, damaging the surrounding teeth;
• damage can occur to the underlying and developing permanent teeth;
• long-term inflammation, which disrupts the eruption of permanent teeth;
• milk teeth that decay prematurely and fall out or need to be erupted can lead to irregular growth or lack of space for permanent teeth and jaw growth problems.

Every child is unique and has his or her own character. There are some children who are not afraid of the dentist at all and sit bravely in the chair, but a lot of them do not like going to the dentist. The paediatric dentists at our clinic go to great lengths to engage the little ones, to distract them from the treatment and to befriend them first so that they can undergo the necessary procedures.

Children’s dental treatment is carried out using a playful approach, with different flavours of numbing gels and beautiful dental fillings. They are rewarded with prizes or gifts. These playful attributes make it fun for the children and they are much less afraid of going to the dentist next time.

How can I prepare my child for a visit to the dentist?

Young children don’t know who the dentist is the first time they see one, so everything is new to them. This is often where the parents themselves come in, making all sorts of references to the dentist before the visit: ‘Don’t be scared’, ‘It won’t hurt’, ‘It won’t be a big deal’. The child’s imagination is fired up by such words and he becomes worried, not understanding why he is being asked not to be afraid. It is enough to mention to the child just once that they need to see a doctor to have their teeth counted. Also make sure that the child has eaten, drunk, rested and not been irritated before the visit. Do not show your child your fear if you have one.

Very often, parents like to scare unruly children who don’t want to brush their teeth or who eat a lot of sweets into going to the dentist, giving the impression that going to the dentist is a big deal. This should be avoided as it builds up a real fear of dental treatment and dentists, which will not really help once you are in the dentist’s chair.

Why do I need dental sealants?

As soon as the first permanent teeth appear, we recommend that you visit your dentist. The doctor will look at the direction of their emergence, determine whether there is enough space for them and perform the silanation procedure. During this procedure, the furrows of the molars are coated with a special protective material called silants. This makes teeth that are not yet sufficiently formed and less strong less vulnerable to decay and reinforces them with minerals.

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