You should visit the pediatric dentist when the child's first tooth appears at the age of 6 months to 12 months.
This visit is to ensure the health of the teeth and to teach the mother how to take care of the child’s teeth to protect them from decay
The answer to this question will depend on the panoramic x-ray which will show the position of the tooth.
If it leans and compresses adjacent teeth or compresses the jaw nerve and causes pain, it must be removed immediately.
If it does not cause any problem, we can leave it and do regular dental follow-up every 6 months.
If there are gaps between the teeth, dental crowding, protrusion or retrusion of the upper jaw, open bite, or crossbite, all of these problems can be treated by orthodontics, if it is due to thumb sucking that may cause or worsen problems with bite and speech, this can be treated using special devices to treat this bad habit.
Because teeth are not only important in chewing food and maintaining your appearance and pronunciation of words and letters, they also protect the jaw bones from the resorption that occurs after teeth extraction.
The jaw bone is very important in the dental implant process.
Every two or three months, or when distortion or a change appears in the shape of the brush bristles, or when the person suffers from a bacterial or viral infection, such as cold.
Different types of toothbrushes can be used.
There are many reasons such as excessive drinking of tea and coffee, smoking, and poor oral hygiene which causes the accumulation of layers of plaque and calculus, which leads to a change in the color of the teeth.
Teeth whitening open the pores of the teeth to let out all the internal pigmentation, and this is done through a gel that is placed on the teeth.
No filings will happen to teeth during whitening.
In case of premature extraction of primary molars due to severe decay and before time of exfoliation by more than 8 months, we have to put space maintainer in the extraction space for the future permanent molar to erupt in correct place without deviation of adjacent teeth or space loss to avoid future orthodontic treatment.