Pediatric dentistry is the maintenance and treatment provided to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen years.

Prevention is better than cure. Dental health care for children is important to maintain the primary or milk teeth from decay and cavities.

Children begin to get their baby teeth during the first 6 months of life. And by the age 6 or 7 years, they start to lose their first set of teeth, which eventually are replaced by secondary, permanent teeth. It is advisable for the first dental visit to take place by the first 6 months of the milk teeth eruption (by the child’s first birthday). Early dental visits will help in preventing decay, monitor the development of the permanent teeth.

Although baby teeth are eventually replaced with permanent teeth, healthy baby teeth are fundamental to the overall health and development of the child. Without proper dental care, children face possible oral decay and disease that can cause a lifetime of pain and complications. By continuously tracking growth and development, dentists are able to anticipate dental issues and quickly intervene before they worsen. Also, working towards earlier corrective treatment preserves the child’s milk teeth as well as the replacing permanent teeth .