Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry
Paediatric dentistry is handled by child dental specialists, concerned with the dental diseases and disorders of children. Children present a set of problems which are different to that of adults. The department conducts dental camps in the schools of Shimoga to educate them with the reason for a healthy dental well being.
Different procedures handled by this department are as mentioned below
- Conservative and restorative treatments (amalgam & tooth coloured fillings)
- Exodontia (tooth removal)
- Root Canal Treatment
- Oral prophylaxis (scaling & polishing) & oral hygiene instructions
- Topical fluoride application
- Space management (managing space created by early loss of teeth)
- Preventive treatments and education
- Trauma management
- Oral deleterious habit management
- Minor orthodontic treatment
- Total rehabilitation
- Surgical managements under local and general anaesthesia
- Treatment considerations for children with various challenges
- Regular school dental health programmes
- Emergency care
