A healthy smile is one that requires consistent preventive practices for life, and though children may brush, their grins require a bit more care. This is why it is so important that your little one attend routine dental visitsso that we can keep an eye on their oral health and help set them up for a lifelong, healthy grin. Though in-office visits are important, keep in mind that no preventive routine is complete without consistent at-home practices and additional preventive measures. In today’s blog, your Round Rock, TX pediatric dentists takes an even closer look at the role of dental prevention in smile health and how our team can help keep little grins strong and protected.

Routine In-Office Visits

Dental prevention typically involves any practice or treatment that aims to maintain your smile’s health and mitigate issues such as decay and infection before they become a problem. To help ensure your child is on the right track, your dentist will typically recommend bringing them in at least once every six months. This is the perfect amount of time between visits, as it allows our team to catch and treat anything that may have developed without you having to bring your child in frequently. 

When your little one comes in for his or her preventative visit, we will perform a gentle cleaning and routine dental examination. This is where we will take notes on particular structures of concern, as well as assess your child’s at-home preventive routine to ensure the best for his or her smile health. We can also recommend additional treatment, if necessary, to strengthen the protective layer of enamel surrounding the teeth. For more information about this process, give our team a call today.

Oral Cancer Screenings and Additional Protection

As previously mentioned, additional preventive treatment can be used to keep your little one’s oral health in check. One such way we do this is through a visual oral cancer screening. Though rare in childhood, oral cancer can still develop and affect your little one. We will take a look for symptoms or signs and inform you of your treatment options. Additionally, we may recommend fluoride treatment to build up the protective layer of enamel on the front teeth or dental sealants to provide additional protection to back molars from decay-causing bacteria.

At-Home Preventive Efforts

Finally, no preventive routine is complete without at-home brushing and flossing. Instilling good habits at a young age can do wonders for a person’s oral health. While you may bring your little one in for their checkup, that is not enough to maintain a strong and healthy grin. To learn more about proper brushing technique and the importance of oral health, give our team a call today.

Schedule Your Child’s Appointment

It only takes falling short in one or more areas of your preventive routine for infection and other concerns to wreak havoc on smile health. In addition to thorough at-home brushing and flossing, call Pediatric Dentistry of Round Rock in Round Rock, TX by dialing 512-733-5311 and schedule your little one’s dental visit with our team today.