Paediatric Dentist Brisbane

Paediatric dentists are dentists who are specially trained to address the oral health issues of children, from their infancy to the teen years. The main goal of dentists is helping their child patients to ensure proper oral development.

Children go through the most rapid phase of oral growth and development. And proper oral development of children is critical in deciding their oral health throughout life. Therefore, paediatric dentists have a larger role in defining the oral health of every individual.

The first dental visit of a child is recommended to be by their first birthday or within six months from the development of their first teeth – whichever is earlier. This helps the dentist to observe the development pattern of oral structure and advise the parent on good oral hygienic practices.

If the dentist notices any oral health issues, they provide with treatment options and help the child to ensure good oral growth.

At hashtag dentist, we will examine the teeth, jaws, gums, and oral tissues of your child and check the oral growth and development. Based on the condition of their teeth, we may perform a gentle cleaning to remove plaque, tartar, and stains. We may also polish the teeth to minimise the issues of future staining and accumulation of plaque.

If we observe dental decay or any other dental issue, we will provide treatment services based on the complexity of the issue. In most cases, we offer fluoride treatment to children to prevent future dental decay. Based on the age of your child, we may advise proper oral hygienic practices – including brushing and flossing – to achieve good oral health.

The service of a paediatric dentist is slightly costlier than a general dentist. However, the rates are not vastly different, and the expertise and quality of service paediatric dentists bring to your child justify the cost of it.

Paediatric dentists are specially trained to address the oral health issues of children and manage them in the dental chair. A general dentist may find it difficult to manage infants and toddlers. In contrast, paediatric dentists know how to make them follow the dental hygienic tips and convince them the need for good oral health through activities and advice.

We advise parents to bring their children around their first birthday or within six months from the date of their first tooth erupts – whichever is earlier. Therefore, it is already late to take your 3-year old child to a paediatric dentist.

Regular dental visits – once every six months – can ensure proper growth and development of the oral structure of your child. It also can help them to practice good oral hygienic practices from their very young age.

Both complete the same bachelor’s degree in dentistry that trains the aspects of general dentistry. When it comes paediatric dentists, they complete special education and training in children’s dentistry – usually it is a 2-3 years program.

During the program, they learn techniques and skills to treat children of different ages. Children often have specific issues such as thumb sucking, shark teeth, tongue thrusting, and more. A paediatric dentist earns the expertise to provide treatment solutions for all the oral issues of a child.

Dental issue, a paediatric dentist must be able to perform the surgical procedures by ensuring no pain or stress to your child.

At hashtag dentist, we are experienced paediatric dentists who can provide a wide range of surgical solutions for children’s oral issues. Though we offer sleep dentistry solutions to address the pain and stress of children, we try to resolve the oral issues of children with non-surgical procedures.

This is mainly due to the long healing and recovery period of surgical procedures and strict after-procedure guidelines, which children often struggle to follow.

It depends on the age of your child. While we try to avoid complex dental procedures for infants and toddlers, teenagers and young adults can receive most procedures like adults. From orthodontic treatments to complex tooth extraction, we have solutions for all the oral health issues of children.

The most common treatment procedures we offer to children are the following:

• Tooth coloured fillings
• Dental cleaning
• Fluoride treatment
• Treatment for cavities
• Early orthodontic care
• Tooth extraction
• Sealants

As soon as the tooth of your child gets chipped or broken, you can contact us for an emergency appointment and drive to our clinic. We will give prioritised treatment services for your child during office hours.

We also extend our emergency dental services beyond regular office hours, and you can contact us to get a quick appointment.

Every child is a potential candidate for fluoride treatment to minimise dental decay. Fluoride is a natural mineral that is essential for developing strong teeth and preventing cavities. When applied on the enamel – the outer layer of the tooth – it fights the bacteria that cause dental decay.

Children experience issues of dental decay and cavities due to their eating habits and lack of oral hygiene. Fluoride treatment at regular intervals can minimise most issues due to dental decay and improve the oral health of your child.

Hashtag Dentist is a leading family dental clinic in Brisbane with oral care services for all the age group. We offer cosmetic, general, paediatric, orthodontic, surgical, and emergency dental services. We have qualified and highly experienced dental practitioners to offer exceptional dental care solutions to our patients.

We combine our expertise with the latest technology to deliver the best possible treatment results. Our dental clinic at Logan Road, Holland Park West, is a state-of-the-art dental care destination with an engaging and relaxed environment. We have dedicated children’s play area and specially themed consulting rooms to make your child comfortable and happy under our roof.

Children may become nervous when you tell them about the dental visit. Their apprehensions may be due to traumatic dental treatment visuals they saw or horrific stories they heard before. You can address their concerns and ensure a more comfortable dental visit with a number of strategies.

While telling them about the dental visit, you can also explain to your child what is expected during the procedure. You can also make them understand the importance of good oral health and tell them that dental visits are an important step to achieve that. Introduce paediatric dentists as caring and friendly people and create some enthusiasm about dental visits.

At hashtag dentist, we use digital X-rays for diagnostics. In addition to giving more accurate and quick results, digital X-rays emit 90 percent less radiation compared to traditional X-rays. Additionally, we prefer not to take X-rays for children during general dental visits, except for any serious dental issues were noted by our dentists during the examination.

Even when your child should get X-rays for diagnostics, our digital X-ray diagnostic technology ensure minimal exposure of radiation to them. And it is completely safe for them.

Place a small piece of sterile gauze over the socket to control the bleeding and ask your child to bite down to hold it in place. Never touch the root of the knocked-out tooth while handling it. Rinse the tooth using milk if it is dirty and try to place it back into the socket gently. If that doesn’t work, place the tooth in a container of salt water, milk, or saliva – never allow it to dry.

You can then contact us for emergency dental service and drive to our clinic with your child. If we identify that the tooth can be reattached, we will splint the tooth in the socket using a thin metal or plastic wire. In many cases, the bone around the tooth may regrow, leading to the reattachment – usually take several weeks.

Once reattached, we will examine your tooth and remove the splint.

In many cases, the toothache in children can confuse you as you can’t identify the location of the pain. Also, your toddler may not be able to pinpoint the area of pain. If so, you can check for redness and swelling on the cheek and gums or visible caries to identify the location of the pain.

Help your child to floss as the food particles stuck between teeth can cause pain.

Make them rinse with warm salt water. Also, ask them to swish the water in the area where they feel pain.

Provide them with a cold compress or cold pack and ask them to put on the cheek – where they feel pain – to reduce the inflammation and pain.

If your child experiences severe pain, fever, or difficulty to breath or swallow, contact us immediately for emergency dental care services.