Welcome to NOVA DENTAL LAS COLINAS Dental Practice
What to Expect During Your Child’s Visit to the Dentist
Depending on the child’s age and comfort level at the dentist, the examination can be done either in a dental chair or with the child sitting on the parent’s lab.
If dental x-rays are needed to diagnosis any tooth with decay or other problems, they will be taken. Often, small children do not require any x-rays.
Dr. Kim and her team have several ways to keep your child’s smile healthy and bright including:
- Teeth Cleaning for Children: Our dentist and hygienist know how to get your child to open wide so their teeth can be cleaned.
- Fluoride: Known as nature’s cavity fighter, topical fluoride incorporates into the enamel of teeth to make the tooth surface more resistant to decay.
- Dental Sealants: Sealants prevent dental decay by sealing the grooves on the chewing surfaces of back teeth with a thin, protective layer of plastic so food and bacteria can’t get trapped there.
- Dental Bonding: Tooth-colored materials can repair chips and minor fractures to children’s teeth.
- Fillings: If your child has a cavity, our dentist will carefully remove the damaged part of the tooth and repair it with a tooth-colored filling.
- Baby Root Canal: If dental decay reaches the soft pulp of the tooth where the blood vessels and nerves are housed, then it can cause a severe toothache. A root canal may be the only way to save the damaged tooth.
- Pediatric Crowns: If the child has a cavity too large to repair with a filling or if the child has had a root canal, then our dentist can cap the tooth with a pediatric crown.