ORAL HEALTH

Oral health care for children with heart problem presents a challenge to the dental team. Oral health is often put aside to accommodate more immediate health problems.

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Special Need Children are children who have disabilities due to physical, mental or medical problem. They need special oral healthcare as much as they need other medical care.

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Sucking on thumbs is healthy and normal in infancy. Most children stop the habit between 2 and 4 years of age.

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Early signs of tooth decay can often be seen in the mouth. Parents should therefore use the simple 'Lift the lip' method to check their child's mouth.

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Teething is a process of tooth eruption in infancy and early childhood. It is commonly associated with discomfort and pain.

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The permanent upper front teeth normally erupt at the age of 7 - 8 years old. The eruption is considered delayed when the child is above 8 1/2 - 9 years old.

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Most dentists are of the opinion that oral health care of infants and toddlers should begin before the first tooth erupts. Dental decay or dental caries can take place as soon as the first tooth erupts and gets exposed to the oral environment.

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Accidents in children causing injury to the face, mouth and teeth are common. This happens either indoors or outdoors during fall, knocking against each other during play, sporting activities and road traffic accidents.

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Orthodontic treatment is a specialised area of dentistry to prevent or correct irregular teeth and facial imbalance.

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Teeth that are irregularly positioned or not straight are crowded.

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