Your child's pediatric dentist and orthodontist can both play an important role in protecting their oral health. In this post, our dentists in North Delta discuss the link between children's dental care and orthodontics.
Children's Dental & Orthodontic Services
From the moment your child loses their first baby tooth to the time their developing smile matures, they'll reach some significant milestones.
Our pediatric dentists at Smile Town North Delta track your child's dental development and can provide good guidance, observation and insight into how things are coming along as their full set of adult teeth comes in.
Sometimes, problems such as crooked or crowded teeth, a misaligned bite or other orthodontic condition causes issues that will need orthodontic treatment.
Both your child's dentist and orthodontist are invested in your kid's oral health. Here, we'll explore the link between pediatric dentistry and orthodontics and discuss why your child may need both.
Pediatric Dentistry
A pediatric dentist has the necessary qualifications to care for your child's teeth, gums, jaws and mouth from infancy, and childhood through adolescence and early adulthood.
Children have notably different dental needs than adults, since their teeth are continually developing and changing. Our pediatric dentists can offer essential dental care geared to your kid's needs, and offer advice and appropriate preventive and restorative treatment.
From education on proper flossing and brushing habits to helping to keep your child calm and comfortable during a filling procedure or mouth guard fitting, we provide a wide spectrum of general dental services.
If orthodontic treatment is needed, you may be referred to our North Delta orthodontist Dr. Nicki De Francesco, who can work with you to assess, detect and treat your child's issues.
Orthodontics
This specialized form of dentistry focuses on straightening teeth. correcting bites and treating irregularities in the teeth and jaw.
If an orthodontic problem is detected early on, our team at Smile Town North Delta can recommend minor corrective treatment options or refer you to an orthodontist if required.
Tongue thrusting habits, protruding front teeth, narrow dental arches, misaligned teeth and orthodontic issues can sometimes be diagnosed and treated with interceptive orthodontics before they have the opportunity to fully develop.
Dental & Orthodontic Treatment at SmileTown North Delta
Your child's dental health rests on a foundation of effective oral hygiene, regular dental checkups and early detection of any orthodontic issues.
While your kid may first come to us for dental treatment, our services can transition to orthodontic treatment based on your child's individual needs.
Before recommending a specific course of action, our North Delta dentists will evaluate your child to help determine whether interceptive orthodontic treatment can help.
We can then guide you through each option and discuss the impact they'll have on your child's healthier smile.