Child Care Dentistry

Why Pulpectomy is Required for your Child’s Teeth ?

A healthy tooth has a space inside it called the "pulp space" which is filled with soft tissues - nerves, blood vessels, and pink connective tissue. When a carious process develops in a primary tooth, the bacteria associated with it can cause pulpal inflammation, which is often what causes toothache.

Neglecting these symptoms often lead to the infection reaching the base of the tooth and affecting the growing permanent teeth which lies right at the base of the primary teeth…

Is Pulpectomy safe?

100 % safe procedure.

Pulpectomy is carried out by our child specialist. The procedure normally takes one or two sittings depending upon the type of decay.

The procedure is done under local anaesthesia and is relatively painless.

At Dentkraft, it is done with specialized digital equipments to make it a pain-free experience for your child.

Why crown after a pulpectomy procedure?

Protect your child teeth with full coverage crowns.

Two types of crowns are generally given for child care. Pre-Fabricated Stainless Steel and Zirconia crowns. These crowns protect the primary teeth till the permanent crowns erupt and maintain the space for the permanent crowns as well . .

Space Maintainers

Children may need space maintainers if they lose a tooth early or have a baby (primary) tooth extracted due to dental decay. If either is the case, it is important to know the benefits of using a space maintainer and how it can help support your child's dental health.

A space maintainer is an appliance that is custom-made by a dentist or orthodontist in acrylic or metal material. It can be either removable or cemented in a child's mouth. Its purpose is to keep the space open to allow the permanent tooth to erupt and come into place. Baby teeth are important to the development of the teeth, jaw bones and muscles and help to guide permanent teeth into position when the baby teeth are lost. If a space is not maintained, then teeth can shift into the open space and orthodontic treatment may be required. Not every child who loses a baby tooth early or to dental decay requires a space maintainer; however, a professional consultation with your dentist or orthodontist should be conducted to determine if using a space maintainer is needed.

Types of Space Maintainers

There are two types of space maintainers for children, removable and fixed.

1. Removable – removable space maintainers are similar to orthodontic appliances and are usually made of acrylic. In some cases, an artificial tooth may be used to fill a space that must remain open for the unerupted tooth.

2. Fixed – there are four different kinds of fixed space maintainers: unilateral, crown and loop, distal shoe and lingual

To know more about it, please contact our clinic and schedule your appointment with the child specialist.