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Pediatric dentistry is a dental specialty tailored to suit the tiny mouths of even the tiniest patients! Pediatric dentists are specially trained to care for infants, children, and teenagers since young mouths experience so much change and development through a patient’s younger years.

Because most baby teeth start coming in during the first six months of life, proper dental care becomes essential right away. By the time a child is around six or seven years old, their baby teeth will start falling out to make room for adult teeth, which makes pediatric patients’ mouths more vulnerable to tooth decay and disease if they are not practicing proper oral hygiene.

When you bring your child to Steveston Dental Group for their first dentist visit, you can expect our highly trained pediatric dentists to perform a comprehensive infant oral health exam to make sure baby teeth are growing normally, on time, and in the right places. We will also take pediatric x-rays to monitor your child’s teeth, gums, and jaw as they grow.

Our dentists will clean your child’s teeth and gums using a “show-tell-do” approach from start to finish, which means we will show you what we’re doing, explain it in a way you can understand, and perform each treatment with patience and empathy for kiddos who might have a hard time sitting still. Once your child is old enough to understand our dentists, we will use the same “show-tell-do” approach with them to help keep them calm and comfortable through teeth cleaning, x-rays, and other pediatric dental treatments.

Young dental patients’ teeth are more susceptible to cavities, which is why applying dental sealants is a very beneficial, preventative dental treatment method for children. A dental sealant is a thin, plastic film that our pediatric dentists will paint on the chewing surfaces of a child’s teeth to protect them from harmful cavities and other tooth defects caused by stubborn food particles and dental plaque.

The tops of your child’s teeth are covered with tiny bumps and grooves called pits and fissures, which create convenient areas for food and plaque to build up over time until they are stuck, which can lead to cavities. Applying a dental sealant over these pits and fissures is an effective way to prevent cavities from growing into infections that are more serious.

Ask your Richmond pediatric dentist about dental sealants for your child during your next visit to Steveston Dental Group.