Restorative Dentistry for Children
Rockwall, Texas
At Happy Harbor Pediatric Dentistry, we believe in prevention as the best way to maintain healthy, beautiful smiles. However, even with the most meticulous home oral hygiene practices and preventive care, cavities can sometimes develop, and dental injuries can occur. Our board-certified pediatric dentist and experienced team are pleased to offer a comprehensive range of restorative dentistry solutions for children to get their smiles back on track quickly and comfortably.
Pediatric Services
What Is Pediatric Restorative Dentistry?
Restorative dentistry helps repair weak, damaged, or missing teeth, helping your child speak, chew, and smile with confidence. Here are some of the restorative services we offer right here at our Rockwall practice:
Tooth-Colored Fillings
Tooth-colored fillings are created from an aesthetic composite resin material that we closely match to your child's tooth enamel. Our metal-free restorations are bonded to the natural tooth structure, preserving more natural tooth enamel. Tooth-colored fillings offer a natural-looking option for repairing cavities, delivering healthy, seamless smiles.
Pediatric Dental Crowns
Dental crowns are strong and durable restorations that help preserve weak, severely damaged, or fractured teeth, as well as those that have undergone nerve treatment. We offer different types of dental crowns depending on the location of your child's affected tooth. Tooth-colored pediatric crowns are created from an aesthetic material that blends seamlessly with your child's smile, making them perfect for restoring front teeth. Stainless steel crowns, on the other hand, are strong and durable, making them ideal for preserving the back teeth until they fall out naturally.
Nerve Treatment
Every tooth consists of two main parts: the visible portion called the crown, and the part hidden below the gums called the root. Inside each tooth is an area that extends from the crown to the root, called the tooth pulp, which contains nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue. Extensive decay, a tooth chip, or trauma can provide an entryway into a tooth's inner pulp, leading to inflammation or infection. A baby tooth nerve treatment is a procedure that treats the tooth's inner pulp, preserving it and keeping it in place until it is ready to fall out naturally.
Tooth Extractions
At Happy Harbor Pediatric Dentistry, our priority is always to save a damaged tooth. However, there are times when extracting one is the only viable option to safeguard your child's future smile. We may need to remove teeth with irreparable decay or damage, or stubborn baby teeth that refuse to fall out in a timely manner, preventing the adult teeth from emerging into the correct position. We may also extract one or more teeth as a component of an orthodontic treatment plan to create the space needed for the remaining teeth to move into proper alignment.
Space Maintainers
If a baby tooth is lost prematurely, the remaining teeth often shift and tilt out of position. A space maintainer helps maintain the space the adult tooth needs to come in the correct position. It also helps prevent future crowding or tooth misalignment, reducing the need for orthodontic treatment down the road.
Did you know the earliest known dental fillings date back more than 6,500 years? Ancient dentists used materials like beeswax to restore damaged teeth. Thankfully, today's restorative dentistry uses modern, tooth-colored materials that are stronger, safer, and blend seamlessly with your child's smile!
Restorative Dentistry for Children Near Me in Rockwall, TX
If your child has a painful or damaged tooth, contact Happy Harbor Pediatric Dentistry to schedule a consultation. Dr. Burns will recommend the most conservative restorative dentistry solution to restore your child's healthy, pain-free smile.
We invite you to call us at 469-887-9292 to schedule your child's appointment or request one online today!
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Chart a Course to a Healthy Smile!
Your child's journey to a confident, healthy smile starts here. Whether it's their first appointment or you're already part of our Happy Harbor Pediatric Dentistry family, we're here to make every visit one your child will enjoy again and again. We invite you to schedule your child's appointment today!