Protecting Tiny Grins

It goes without saying that protecting your smile and ensuring its health is a lifelong battle, and certainly one that involves a number of factors. Indeed, a steady combination of brushing and flossing at home, being mindful of the foods and beverages you consume, and even anomalies such as physical injuries all play a part in the quality of your grin. For children, this is even more true as their smiles continue to grow and develop. In today’s blog, your Conroe, TX dentist will look at the importance of preventive care in protecting tiny grins.

The Importance of Preventive Care

While restorative dentistry plays a major role in reestablishing function, preventive dentistry is the name of the game when it comes to ensuring a lifelong grin. It involves all aspects of protecting your teeth from harm and preventing damage from occurring. Indeed, preventive dentistry is a bit more involved than one might suspect, taking into consideration not only your quality of brushing and flossing at home, but the effects of certain foods and beverages as well as frequency of in-office visits.

When it comes to your child’s oral health, we recommend that it is never too early to get them excited about their smile. In fact, we recommend bringing your little one in for a visit at the sight of their first tooth or by their first birthday. Once they are around the age of three, we will begin to see them regularly for routine checkups and cleanings so as to ensure healthy development.

In-Office Cleanings

When your child comes in for their routine appointment, we will begin with a standard examination to check for any signs of threat or damage to their teeth. This involves checking for signs of trauma, cavities, infection, and more. What’s more, we recommend bringing him or her in at least once every six months so that we can properly monitor development and ensure minor concerns do not turn into major ones.

Following this step, we will provide a thorough but gentle dental cleaning so as to remove deposits of bacteria-laden plaque and tartar. Plaque and tartar begin to develop on the teeth throughout the course of the day, and if left untreated, they can cause serious complications down the line. We will gentle remove these deposits and then polish the structures to make it difficult for future attachment.

Treatment to Boost Strength

Seeing as children’s grins are consistently growing and developing, sometimes they could use some extra strength. Our team can provide a dental sealant or fluoride treatment to help boost the strength of their smiles and protect from dental concerns.

Schedule Your Child’s Visit

For more information about the importance of preventive care or to schedule your child’s next appointment, contact The Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX by calling 936-441-4600 today.