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Children's Dentistry

Preventive

• Regular exams to assess caries and occlusion from infants through adolescence
• Fluoride treatments to strengthen tooth enamel and decrease incidence of caries
• X-rays to assess caries, the development of the dentition, and other dental concerns
• Sealants to reduce the incidence of caries in the primary and permanent dentition
• Regular 6 month prophylaxis and review home oral hygiene

Restorative

• Composite (tooth colored) restorations
• Stainless steel crowns for severely decayed posterior primary and permanent teeth
• Resin (white) faced stainless steel crowns for severely decayed anterior primary teeth
• Extractions of teeth due to cavities, crowding or for orthodontic reasons
• Space maintainers to preserve space for the developing dentition
• Endodontic procedures including pulpotomies, pulpectomies, and thermoplastic gutta percha root canals
• Bonding of fractured teeth
• Splinting and re-implanting of avulsed, i.e., "knocked out," permanent teeth
• Habit appliances to deter thumb-sucking, finger sucking or reverse swallow habits
• Custom fitted mouth guards to prevent or lessen oral facial injuries

Specialists

• Treatment of special needs children, i.e., learning delayed, mentally retarded, autistic
• Treatment under general anesthesia in a hospital setting with medical anesthesiologists
• Treatment with oral sedatives to reduce anxiety in office
• Nitrous in office