Children’s Dentist Brighton, Melbourne
At Lifestyle Smiles, our team of gentle, caring, and patient-focused dental professionals provides the best children’s dentistry in Brighton for infants, toddlers, children, and teenagers. As a trusted children’s dentist Brighton families rely on, we create a calm, friendly environment to help children feel comfortable at every visit.
Gone are the days when parents wouldn’t care for their child’s teeth, thinking it will be replaced after some time. Nowadays, parents are much more educated about the importance of baby teeth in relation to their child’s overall health.
Your child will have their first tooth come out around 6 to 7 months old and will have all their baby teeth erupted by the age of 2. As soon as a child turns two or three, it’s the best time to visit the children’s dentist in Brighton for an oral assessment.
Prevention is the Key
Paediatric or Children dentistry relates to the care of young patients. We focus on preventive dental care, early diagnosis of diseases, treatment planning, and management of kids with dental trauma. As adults, we complain even the slightest toothache we experience. Can you imagine a kid experiencing the same kind of pain?
Tooth decay is on the rise in Australia, with 1 out of 4 in children having untreated tooth decay. Tooth decay, if not detected early, can cause an infection that might affect the permanent teeth underneath. If the infection progresses, we might have to remove the baby tooth, which can result in space loss, bite problems, and even a more serious systemic disease.
Importance of Baby Teeth
Baby teeth are an integral part of a child’s overall physiologically and psychologically growth, such as:
It helps children learn to speak. We use our teeth to make phonetic sounds like pronouncing D, L, N, and T.
Your Child’s First Dental Visit at Lifestyle Smiles
On your child’s first dental visit, we would typically utilise a “tell-show-do” technique to familiarise the child with the dental chair and some of our instruments. So, what that means is that we tell the child what we are doing to make sure that they are aware what we are doing, and then we show them exactly what is going to happen, and then we do it for them. For example, we introduce the mouth mirror to them, show them how we use it, and do count their teeth using the mouth mirror.
Child’s first dental visit mainly involves visual inspection, making sure there’s nothing unusual with the child’s teeth and gums. Depending on your child’s response, we might be able to do preventive treatment such as fluoride application.
It is also the best time to educate you, parents, on how you can take care of your child’s oral health and plan succeeding treatments to be done –if necessary. We aim to educate parents on proper tooth brushing techniques, the importance of diet in preventing tooth decay, and other preventive measures.
Aside from regular dental check-ups, preventive measures can also contribute to avoiding tooth decay.
Fluoride Varnish Application
Fluoride Varnish is a highly concentrated form of fluoride which is applied to the tooth’s surface, by a dental professional, to strengthen the tooth and prevent tooth decay. It also remineralises or reverts early dental caries in children.
Pit and Fissure Sealants
Prepare for Your Child’s First Dental Visit
A child’s first paediatric dentistry visit can be stressful for both parents and children, but preparation can make the visit more comfortable. Here are some things you can do ahead of time at home to ensure the day goes smoothly:
Be positive!
Try to avoid talking about any unpleasant experiences. Talk about the dentist in a very positive way. Avoid saying certain words such as needle, pain, or injection.
Watch videos about going to the dentist
Play “Pretend-Dentist” at home
Schedule their dental visit wisely
Bring “friends”
Get excited!
Lifestyle Smiles Community Service Program
As part of our mission of giving back, we are committed to doing community outreach programs that aim to educate the local community and schools. Annually, we visit selected schools to promote awareness on how to improve the children’s dental health.
Local schools that we support and visit annually include The Learning Sanctuary, Hurlingham Preschool, St. Peter’s Kinder, North Brighton Kinder, and Brighton Baptist Kinder.
Our Goal of Preventive Dentistry
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Our team here at Lifestyle Smiles aim to make patients of all ages realise that Children Dentistry is important in keeping gum disease, cavities, and other conditions at bay. We want to help your child start early in having a lifetime of healthy smiles!
Give us a call us or fill in the enquiry form and book an appointment with our Brighton dentists to discuss your child’s dental needs furthermore!