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Barry Jacobson's Dentistry for Children
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About Children's Dentistry — Information from Our Children's Dentist Serving Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York
Proper dental care begins at birth. As a parent, you can take steps to ensure that your child's teeth and gums remain healthy. It's never too early to think about the dental health of your child. This is why our experienced children's dentist, with offices in Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York, does more than just provide advanced children's dentistry procedures — he also works closely with you to ensure that your child is ideally prepared for a lifetime of healthy smiles. Dr. Barry Jacobson is proud to help parents lay the groundwork for their children's oral health and overall appearance later in life.
Tips to Enhance Your Child's Dental Health
From ensuring childhood dental conditions are caught — and treated — in their earliest possible stages to making your child's visit fun and exciting so they have a positive view of dental care, there are many reasons to visit a practice dedicated to exclusively to children's dentistry. Because our children's dentist serving Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York focuses solely on children's dentistry, he has developed a special ability to make dentistry more fun, and less dental.
The following is a cursory overview of steps that can be taken to aid in your child's dental health. Dr. Jacobson will, of course, analyze the unique aspects of your child's dental health and make recommendations accordingly.
- Healthy foods: Fruits, uncooked vegetables, yogurt, and cheese are all beneficial foods.
- Liquids containing sugars: Baby bottle tooth decay is caused by drinks containing sugar, including milk, formula, fruit juice, and sodas. Preventive measures can be taken and baby bottle tooth decay treatments are available.
- Chewing sugarless gum: Gum helps produce saliva, which fights plaque.
- Regular brushing and flossing: This eliminates or reduces plaque and decay. Toothpaste, rinses, and water also help solidify the surfaces of teeth.
- Early dental visits: We recommend that parents visit our office by a child's first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth growing in. This allows us to detect potential problems early, including baby bottle tooth decay, teeth irritations, gum disease, and prolonged thumb sucking.
Stages of Dental Development
Each stage of dental development plays an important role in a child's future overall health. Our children's dentistry practice serving Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York provides comprehensive care that does more than address dental problems as they present themselves. As a renowned children's dentist, Dr. Barry Jacobson sees that a child's ongoing dental development successfully lays the foundation for healthy teeth and gums as an adult.
Primary Teeth
A child's primary teeth may be knows as "baby teeth," but their importance should not be downplayed. Primary teeth are essential as guides for the placement of what will eventually be adult teeth. Even before adult teeth form, however, they also help children properly chew and eat, aid in the development of the jaw bones and muscles, and improve speech abilities and appearance.
Permanent Teeth
Up until the age of 21, the bones and muscles of a child's face continue to shift and grow. A child's jaw also expands during this time. By about age 14, a child should have a full set of 28 teeth. With all the changes taking place during a child's formative years, an experienced pediatric dentistry professional can help ensure a smooth dental transition from childhood to adulthood.
Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth usually begin to appear during early adolescence and may erupt between the ages of 17 and 20. Wisdom teeth may grow improperly and often have to be extracted.
Common Conditions
Children face special challenges that require special treatment. As so many parents have already learned, our board-certified children's dentistry specialist with offices in Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York will work to ensure that your child receives the most comprehensive possible dental care in a vibrant atmosphere alive with play and excitement. Children are susceptible to the following conditions, among others, which can be addressed with the help of an experienced children's dentist:
- Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
- Sore Gums
- Teething
- Pacifiers and Thumb Suckers
- Gingivitis and Gum Disease
- Impacted Teeth Wisdom Teeth
- Teeth Grinder
- Jaw Disorders / TMJ
- Canker / Cold Sores
- Dental Issues Resulting from Bulimia Nervosa
Contact Our Children's Dentistry Practice Serving Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York
Our children's dentist with offices serving Teaneck, New Jersey and Flushing, Queens, and Bronx, New York loves nothing more than helping a child enjoy, rather than dread, dental treatment. Using the latest dental procedures, including laser dentistry, Dr. Barry Jacobson can help to ensure your child’s long-term dental health. To learn more about our practice, or to make an appointment for your child, contact Dr. Barry Jacobson's Dentistry for Children today.