Preventive Dentistry – Allen, TX

Regular Dental Checkups and Teeth Cleanings

It's never too early to care for your child’s oral health. Before any teeth have even emerged, you should gently clean your baby’s gums with a washcloth. Once their pearly whites start peeking through the gums, it’s your job to keep them strong and healthy. At a certain point, brushing and flossing alone aren’t enough for maintaining optimal oral health. You’ll need to bring your son or daughter to a pediatric dentist in Allen every six months.

This might not come as a surprise, but children are usually more prone to tooth decay than adults are. Their limited motor skills can make at-home oral hygiene difficult to master, and – let’s face it – most kids like eating sugary, highly processed foods that aren’t exactly great for their dental or general health. Without diligent brushing and flossing and routine dental checkups and cleanings, the health of their smile could be negatively affected.

What Your Child Can Expect During a Dental Checkup and Teeth Cleaning

No matter how old your child is, you can count on Dr. Sage, Dr. Justin, and the rest of our Sprout Dentistry for Kids of Allen team to provide your little one with exceptionally high-quality care. In most cases, we ask that you bring them in for a checkup every six months, but our dentists may sometimes recommend visits more or less often.

Radiation-Free Tooth Decay Detection Tool

Whenever you bring your son or daughter in for an appointment, our team is always happy to answer your questions about the instruments we use to better their oral health. Recent technological advancements have enabled our dentists to provide more precise results and more effective procedures in less time, as well as greater comfort for our patients.

One of the advanced technologies we utilize at Sprout Dentistry for Kids of Allen is a radiation-free decay detection tool. This device contains a high-magnification camera that we can easily maneuver over your child’s teeth, and it lets us identify cavities that couldn’t be detected with the naked eye. Not only are we able to spot and treat cavities earlier on, but we also no longer need to poke around in your child’s mouth.

Fluoride Treatments

As parents themselves, Dr. Justin and Dr. Sage recognize that you always wish to do what you believe is best for your son or daughter. Our dentists strive to enlighten and empower parents and kids alike to understand how to achieve great oral and overall health. Based on the wealth of established, proven research available, Sprout Dentistry for Kids of Allen wholeheartedly believes that regular fluoride exposure is a safe and effective way to prevent tooth decay, and we’d be happy to provide literature that supports this idea. We always suggest what we feel would best benefit your child’s health. However, we understand and respect that some parents are uncomfortable with their child receiving fluoride. If a parent refuses topical fluoride treatments for their child, we may recommend signing up for one of our wellness plans to make more frequent checkups and cleanings cost-effective; these increased visits will be necessary to combat the higher risk of tooth decay that arises from a lack of fluoride applications.

Oral Cancer Screening for Kids

Other than checking your little one’s mouth for any problems like gum disease and cavities that can pose a risk to their dental health, our team also performs oral cancer screenings. During their checkup and cleaning, we’ll evaluate their mouth for indications of this issue so that we can help detect them early on as well as simply stay ahead of the curve. This screening is non-invasive and is performed simultaneously with their checkup so that we can monitor the health of your child’s smile.

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