Sealants are preventive treatment options available especially for children and most commonly practiced all over the world. A tooth doesn't have a flat biting surface, always there are pit and fissures which are inaccessible to brush...
Fluoride is another preventive treatment option available for children. It has to be done atleast twice a year. When applied on to the tooth enamel it enters into it and makes it more resistant to decay. This has more effects on the smooth ...
Crowding or irregular alignment of teeth is very commonly seen in children as they get their permanent dentition. This is seen for children who don’t have spaces between their milk teeth. Spaces between the milk teeth...
Root canal treatment is an alternative to extraction of an infected tooth from the oral cavity. Hence it restores the normal functions of teeth like chewing, esthetics, speech and others. It is regularly done in primary (milk) teeth ...
Stainless Steel Crowns (SSC) are best used for children. It is the only option available for the biting/chewing teeth all over the world. SSC are also available for the anterior teeth with some modifications, but we use strip crowns which are tooth...
Dental caries is the most common disease in tooth. It is caused by bacteria and results in food stagnation, sensitivity, pain and swelling with loss of routine functions if left untreated. Hence caries has to be excavated or drilled and then...
Trauma is a very common injury to children and creates a very panicking situation to the whole family. Management of this situation is very challenging as the dentist has to perform treatment at the earliest and also to pacify the patient and parents...
Habit is a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition and becomes fixed, consistent, easy to perform and almost automatic. Certain habits like thumb sucking are very common as it starts from the time babies are in their mom’s womb...
Children are always active and engage themselves in numerous sports activities. Nowadays children like to learn horse riding and many contact sports which has more chances for dental trauma. Hence it is advised to wear custom fabricated...
ECC is the most common disease affecting children throughout the world. It is a type of dental caries which might affect the tooth as soon as it erupts. There are numerous factors which are associated with caries. The most important cause...
At this stage the decay would have burrowed deep into the tooth and at the same time it would have affected the posterior teeth also. Treatment at this stage may require root canal treatment and crowns for both anterior and posterior...
By this stage the decay would have progressed to almost all the teeth in the oral cavity. The teeth which are affected early i.e the upper anterior teeth would have been severely affected that it might be very difficult to save them ...