Chestermere Children’s Dentistry

Chestermere Dental is pleased to offer comprehensive dental care to patients of ALL ages and stages of life. From infants and toddlers, through adolescence and adulthood, Chestermere is here for you! We always tailor our services to the age and needs of each patient, and we are particularly sensitive to our youngest patients and their unique concerns. As parents ourselves, we fully understand the fears and anxieties that children often have when it comes to visiting the dentist. A dental visit should always be as calm and comfortable as possible, and we always do our best to provide care in a welcoming, friendly and relaxed environment so that children leave feeling enthusiastic and excited about continuing on with their oral health journey.

By encouraging proper dental care and techniques in a comfortable and caring environment, our youngest patients have an enjoyable time at the office and are eager to continue future dental visits. Chestermere dental strongly believes that children should start their oral health journey from a young age. This will help prepare them for a lifetime of good oral hygiene and care. We follow the Canadian Dental Association’s recommendation that children have their first dental visit within 6 months of the eruption of their first tooth, or by one year of age, whichever comes first. Chestermere Dental is here to help introduce children to the dental clinic experience and what happens during a visit, so they become comfortable at the dentist.

When it comes to your child’s dental health, there are many things to take into account. Below are some general guidelines for dental health that our parents may consider as their child grows and develops:

To continue improvement in the oral health of children, parents must be diligent even before birth. Unbeknownst to most partners and providers, the bacteria responsible for dental cavities can be transferred from parents (primarily mothers) to their young offspring. Newborns are not actually born with the primary bacteria (Streptococcus mutans) necessary to cause dental cavities. Therefore, it is recommended that parents have their dental treatment completed before the birth of their child to minimize the transference of Strep mutans. This can help minimize your children’s risk of developing early childhood cavities.

It is very important to remember never to put your baby to bed with a bottle filled with anything but water. Milk, fruit drinks, apple juice or sugar water in a bottle overnight can wreak havoc with developing teeth, often resulting in rampant dental cavities.

Another way to prevent early dental cavities is to begin brushing as soon as the first teeth erupt in the mouth. This should be done twice daily (once in the morning and once before bedtime) with very little toothpaste. Starting this pattern of home care early on will develop a healthy habit of good oral hygiene that will last a lifetime.

By one year of age, most children have their first teeth and the first dental examination should follow soon after that. Regular checkups every six months should then be completed to maintain good oral health and treat issues while they are relatively small.

Dental sealants help prevent the development of dental cavities in newly erupted permanent back teeth (molars and premolars). Sealants involve the application of a bonded material to seal off the deep grooves that these back teeth possess. Sealants are quick and easy to apply, and very effective in preventing the onset of cavities on these tooth surfaces.