Restorative Dentistry for Children
When you safeguard your children’s smiles today, you’re protecting their future smiles as well. After all, baby teeth don’t just help your children grin adorably. They serve them as they eat and speak and lay the foundation for their adult teeth. While regular cleanings and checkups will do wonders, there are some dental issues that demand a different response. That’s why Main Street Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics in Florida and Maryland offers restorative dentistry. We’re committed to providing full-service care that your family can count on.
What Is Restorative Dentistry?
Restorative dentistry is a type of dentistry that works toward mending teeth that are injured, damaged, or lost. If a treatment is intended to restore the look or function of a tooth, it may fall under the heading of restorative dentistry. Restorative treatments also have a preventative side because they halt the progress of decay or other damage and stop it from getting worse.
Pediatric restorative dental services are vital. With the full-hearted way that they play, children are at greater risk of dental injuries, so having a pediatric dentist in Florida and Maryland who is ready to deliver restorative services is important. If dental troubles surface, access to these services can minimize trauma, help your child avoid serious dental issues, and thwart tooth decay.
What Are Some Restorative Dental Treatments?
At Main Street Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics, we understand that dental visits can be unsettling for children, especially when they’re facing new treatment experiences. We delight in building lifelong relationships with the families we serve, so we do our best to create a welcoming space, and we’ll use our experience and resources to provide the most comfortable experience possible for your child.
There are many different kinds of restorative dental treatments. The proper treatment, or combination of treatments, will vary, depending on your child’s specific circumstances.
Dental Fillings
Dental enamel forms a thick outer shell of the tooth. When bacteria eats through this shell, it causes a cavity, which can weaken the tooth and cause pain. Dental fillings are often the ideal solution to a small- or moderate-sized cavity. Dental fillings halt the progress of an active cavity. Then, they restore the look and feel of the troubled tooth.
Dental Crowns
Sometimes, a filling isn’t enough to hold a badly damaged tooth together. A dental crown is a cap that is placed on top of a tooth to hold it together while preserving as much of the natural tooth as possible. If a cavity in a primary or baby tooth is especially deep or wide, your pediatric dentist may recommend a crown.
Crowns are also used for primary molars that are improperly formed, badly decayed, or severely damaged. Once placed, a crown remains on the primary tooth that it’s protecting. When that tooth falls out naturally to make way for the adult tooth, the crown will come out with the tooth.
Tooth Extractions
Tooth extractions involve pulling teeth. This service may sound unpleasant, but it is sometimes needed, and completing it under controlled circumstances at the dentist's office is safer and more comfortable.
An extraction may be due to an infection or a badly damaged tooth. Or, a spacing issue like overcrowding might be the cause. In some cases, extractions are requested to prepare for orthodontic work.
Space Maintainers
Gapped-tooth grins are a childhood treasure, but there’s a normal rhythm to when baby teeth fall out to make way for permanent teeth. If a child is missing a tooth because they lost a tooth too soon due to injury or tooth decay or because it simply never arrived, that’s a different situation. Baby teeth serve as placeholders for adult teeth. When a baby tooth is missing, the surrounding teeth can shift. This can lead to crowding issues or even prevent the eruption of some adult teeth.
Space maintainers offer a simple solution. Made from stainless steel, they look like a loop and silver band. They temporarily fill the space of the missing tooth. Your pediatric dentist at Florida and Maryland will put them in place, and monitor them. When the permanent tooth for the space begins to erupt or nearby teeth begin to loosen, the space maintainer will be removed.
What Are the Advantages of Restorative Dentistry for Children?
Having a dentist who can offer restorative dentistry services for children in your contacts offers major advantages. Restorative dental services protect teeth today by helping to fend off tooth decay and providing useful solutions that address both the function and look of teeth that have been damaged or lost. Plus, restorative care is proactive. It leaves teeth stronger and ready for the future.
At Main Street Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics, we’re huge fans of little smiles. We believe that restorative dentistry is an essential part of pediatric dentistry in Florida and Maryland, so our team is determined to provide the best services possible. To request an appointment for restorative dentistry in Florida and Maryland for your child, contact our office today.
