What types of treatments are the most common?
Caries removal
The difference between adult dentistry and pediatric dentistry is that children's cavities are treated in baby teeth instead of permanent teeth. The permanent teeth are formed under the roots of the baby teeth and any infection in the baby tooth can affect the permanent one. Caries removal involves removing the affected tooth structure and filling the defect with a white resin material.
Pulpotomy/Pulpectomy
It is the removal of the part of the affected nerve in cases where the decay is very deep and has affected the dental nerve. It is then replaced by a biocompatible material.
Trauma reconstructions
It is about repairing with a white resin material fractured teeth due to falls, impacts or blows.
Prophylaxis and fluoride
It consists of applying fluoride to the teeth in order to increase the strength of the enamel and remineralize it. The application of fluoride periodically helps to prevent the appearance of caries.
Extractions and space maintainers
It is possible to lose a baby tooth prematurely or that its extraction is necessary. In these cases, a space maintainer is usually used to save the resulting space, with the aim that the permanent tooth can erupt properly in its place.
Mouthguards
They serve to protect the teeth of boys and girls who carry out sporting activities with risk of suffering any type of dental trauma.
