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Habits in dental care
Did you know that our teeth and gums are subject to an evolutionary process similar to that of the rest of the body? have a period of training, development and maturation, suffer illness, aggression or malformations, and age as the rest of our organs. The oral health is a fundamental part of general health, and that’s important to keep in balance throughout the different stages of life. At every moment and preventive measures requirements are different, always aimed at achieving this stability that allows us to maintain over time a healthy smile, functional and beautiful.
Did you wash and teeth …?
We do not want to know if you’ve done, only if you remember your mother making you this question when you were a kid. From 2 to 12 years and develop patterns of behavior. This is the first stage of life, habits, and everything that is not learned naturally at this stage it is difficult to internalize a posteriori (including, oral care). Read the rest of this entry »
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Dental Care for Children and Babies
Most pediatric dentists will agree that regular dental care should begin by one year of age, with a dental checkup twice a year for most children. Some children may need more frequent evaluations and care. According to this recommendation, the following dental checklist for children has been provided by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
From birth to six months:
o Clean baby’s mouth with gauze after feedings and at bedtime.
o See your child’s pediatrician about the use of fluoride supplements.
or Regulate feeding habits (bottle or breastfeeding).
From six to 12 months old:
o During this time the first tooth should appear. Ask your pediatric dentist for an exam.
or brush your teeth after each feeding and at bedtime with a small brush with soft bristles.
or when the child begins to walk, stay alert of potential dental or facial injury, or both.
o Remove the child from the bottle by their first birthday approaches. Read the rest of this entry »
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Malposition
An optimal position of the teeth is important not only for aesthetic reasons – a malposition can lead to all sorts of damages, such as speech problems, pain and tension in the jaw and facial muscles, disorders of the digestive tract and cause tinnitus or discomfort in the cervical spine.
About 50% of the malocclusions in children and adolescents are genetic, while the rest of misaligned teeth and crooked teeth caused by wrong habits like thumb sucking permanent, long-term pacifier use, or have constant mouth breathing.
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Benefits of early treatment in orthodontics
Another good reason to say yes to early treatment in orthodontics is that the child will reap the benefits at many levels.
• simplify and shorten or avoid the more complex treatment in adolescence;
• preserve capital dental (extractions of teeth, premolars and wisdom teeth, amputated up to a quarter of Heritage Dental, eight teeth);
• avoid the painful transition from surgery as an adult in case of atrophy of the jaws (action required when a missed period of growth, eg in cases of prognathism);
• intervene in children by an appliance or simple techniques, much less stringent than the rings at a time when he is receptive, and avoid disrupting the teenager who already suffers from many difficulties without it being necessary ‘add more; Read the rest of this entry »
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Early Correction Tooth apposition
At present there is a standard interiorly device, (low cost) that children from 7 to 12 years old, can be used for evil correction the position of the anterior teeth.
Indicated to correct Para-functional habits:
* As the atypical swallowing (tongue interposition between dental arches)
* Lack labial
* On previous bite.
* Sucking thumb.
* Mouth breathers.
* Prevents the harmful effects of bruise in children.
After 3 ½ months of use as indicated previously, the device achieves a 70% correct such bad tooth position.
The average treatment usually lasts between 8 and 12 months.
The device is very useful for treating malocclusion in children during the mixed dentition. It has proven effective and low cost. Read the rest of this entry »
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