Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric dentistry is a specialty field that is concerned with treating and preventing adverse dental conditions in infants, children and adolescents. Our Lakewood pediatric dentist has two to three years of schooling, in addition to a four year degree in dentistry, to obtain the skills necessary for treating children such as child psychology and development. The importance of instilling a sense of comfort and safety in children so that they may gain positive feelings about visiting the dentist is reflective in office designs and the communication styles of the staff. Patients who see a pediatric dentist in Lakewood begin their visits during infancy, around age one or within six months of the first tooth emerging, and end them in the late teens. Establishing a child's relationship with our dentist is important to the preservation of oral health through early detection techniques.

The prevention of tooth decay is of primary importance to our Lakewood dentist because of the negative effect it may have on the health and academic and social life of a child. Tooth decay may occur due to the types of food a child eats and the increased difficulty in cleaning the teeth of an infant, toddler or child. While primary teeth, or baby teeth, are replaced with permanent teeth in children, the oral care of their baby teeth until they are lost naturally are important to insure a child's speech development and proper eating ability. When children move into adolescence, they have additional concerns focused on the appearance of their mouth and teeth. The focus during this time is also on prevention, but the approach to treating dental conditions or diseases is sensitive to the self-conscious nature of the adolescent years.

Do you have kids? Our pediatric dentist in Lakewood treats children for all their dental conditions and offers advice on thumb sucking and other oral habits of children.

Lakewood Pediatric Dentist

In addition to standard oral health care, other treatments offered by our dentist in Lakewood include counseling for adverse oral habits such as thumb sucking, offering mouth guards to protect the teeth of children who participate in sports and provide care for dental emergencies such as fractured or dislocated teeth. Our dentist is also concerned with providing oral care for special needs children and adults, such as those who have medical conditions like Down syndrome or developmental disabilities.

Contact our Lakewood pediatric dentist if your kids need mouth guards for playing sports or they need any other dental treatment or preventive care.