We understand that your child's dental health is your priority and hence you are here. You already are investing time and effort in good home care , here’s how professional care is also equally important.

Here are the reasons why professional care should begin early in childhood -

• There are many developmental issues which can be spotted early by your dental surgeon and many a times it’s easier to resolve them at the developing stage. The right awareness leads to the right action at the right time.
• The permanent teeth start developing right in the womb and are present below the milk teeth roots inside the jaws in various stages of development, which can be evaluated by your dental surgeon for proper development. Also any infection like decay of milk tooth will also affect the underlying developing permanent tooth. Healthy milk teeth are important to have healthy permanent teeth.
• Childhood is also the habit forming period. Familiarizing your child to the dental clinic environment when the child is not in any pain or emergency will help in creating a positive impression about dental visits. Preventive dental care will become a habit and the child will learn to maintain his or her oral health better as we keep monitoring and engaging with them periodically during the recall visits every six months or one year, as is required.
• The jaws are in a growing phase and dental jaw bone size discrepancies such as elongated chin , prominent upper jaw bone , etc. needs early diagnosis by dentist and can be easily corrected leading to a more beautiful facial contour.
• Children may have habits like thumb sucking, tongue thrusting etc which leads to flaring of the teeth, alteration in the shape of the jaw bone , which must be corrected early during the growth phase of the child.
• Timely exfoliations of the milk teeth are important for the permanent teeth to have good alignment. We can guide about this as we periodically evaluate your child’s dental development.
• At times, I have seen parents complaining that their child is a very picky eater or avoiding tooth brushing, they fail to realize that the child is having pain in gums or teeth during chewing and brushing. The child tends to avoid those activities which can give pain which is mild at present. The child is too young to correlate this fact and communicate this to the parents or caretakers. We can spot these problematic teeth early, if present and they can be treated early, before these affected teeth give you and your child sleepless nights.
• The modern day high carbohydrate diet also contributes to dental diseases and hence we need to keep regularly checking the milk teeth for the onset of decay. Also there are preventive treatments like pit and fissure sealants, fluoride applications etc. available which we can suggest if the child needs them after evaluating the caries risk during the in clinic examination.

There are many preventive, corrective and restorative aspects to a child’s dental needs, we can give you the customized way to care for your child tailored to his or her individual needs. Dental examination should ideally start as the first milk teeth starts erupting ….

You, as a parent can connect with me through online consultation, we can help you with your queries or concerns about your child s dental visit, and then proceed to an in clinic examination for the child. If the child is in pain or any other emergency then please opt for the in-clinic consultation.