124+ Best Pediatric Dentists in Bangalore

Pediatric dentist is a dentist who is known to deal with the dental problems of children who have just been born and from that period to the period of adolescence. This kind of doctors or dentist have very age specific patients and their speciality also ranges among those age ranges only and they are known to provide comprehensive and primary as well preventive and therapeutic kind of treatment to the patients. These dental professionals who provide dental and oral health care to infants and children right through their adolescence are also known as pedodontists.

The qualifications of a pediatric dentist is that he needs to complete a degree of BDS and has to go through an year of internship which is compulsory and after this completed you should complete your degree of MDS with a specialization in the field of pediatric dentistry.

A pediatric dentist is known for providing comprehensive oral health care which might include the following issues or procedures:

• He can perform infant oral health examinations in which there is an inclusion of the risk assessment of the medical condition of caries to the mother and the child
• He can help you with habit counseling which may include use of pacifier, sucking of thumb, etc
• He can be helpful in providing preventive dental care which is known to include cleaning and treatments which include fluoride further it may also involve diet and nutrition recommendations as well
• He can assess and treat the early signs and problems of your teeth which includes correction of the improper bite and straightening of your teeth (involved in orthodontics)
• He can provide care for various kind of dental injuries which may include knocked out, fractured and displaced teeth
• He can help in the repairment of tooth defects and cavities
• He can help you with the management of various gum diseases and these problems can include pediatric periodontal disease, ulcers, mucoceles and short frenulum
• He can also perform diagnosis of various different kind of oral problems or issues which are known to be associated with different kind of medical conditions like hay fever, diabetes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), asthma and congenital heart problem

Diseases for which you should visit a pediatric dentist and he can provide treatment are listed below:

• Tooth decay or cavities
• Sensitivity of your teeth
• Various kind of dental emergencies
• Gum disease and pediatric gingivitis
• Orthodontic problems
• Dental anxiety and phobias
• Excessive thumb sucking

Common problems for which you should visit a pediatric dentist are listed below as:

• Oral habits
• Dental caries
• Abnormality of development
• Pulpal and periapical lesions
• Dental trauma

There are various signs and symptoms which children show which are a clear indication that you need to visit a pediatric dentist and some of those are mentioned below:

• The child is experiencing tooth pain
• The child is complaining a lot about tooth sensitivity
• The child is having swollen as well as bleeding gums
• The child is having bad breath
• The child has acquired spots or stains on their teeth
• The child has not at all visited to the pediatric dentist even once

It is suggested to the parents of a child to visit a pediatric dentist when they see the first appearance of teeth in a baby or you should visit the doctor as soon as the child completes one year of age. In other cases, when your child faces any kind of issue associated with their teeth then you should seek advice and consultancy from a pediatric dentist.

The service of consultation at home is a service which totally depends upon the doctor himself as if a doctor is known to provide a service like this he will surely be able to help you with you child's problem even at your home but there are a number of doctors who are not at all interested in providing consultation at home and when the are not known to provide such services they will not help you with your problem at your home. There are some cases in which a child is in a serious situation and needs immediate consultation from a doctor, then, in such cases, whether a doctor is known to provide home consultation or not he will be suggesting you methods and will consult with your for the problem and help you enough to bring the child to the hospital and when he reaches the hospital then the doctor will proceed forward with the treatment.

The cost of seeing or consulting with a pediatric dentist in Bangalore is ought to vary a lot but the range of cost of seeing or consulting with a pediatric dentist is from Rs. 300 to 1000.

Pediatric dentists are known to specialize in the field of dental care and provide treatment for infants, children as well adolescents and some of the pediatric dentists are known to perform oral surgeries but they are only recognised as a general practitioner but not at all as a surgical specialist.

There are a lot of ways by which you can find yourself a pediatric dentist for your child so that he can get rid of the problem that he has been facing and going through. To begin with for finding a pediatric dentist you should ask for suggestions from your parents, friends and other known people of yours and in addition to this you can also search on google for a better pediatric dentist in your city of Bangalore but if you want to save your time and you are in an urgent need of seeing a pediatric dentist then you should visit this site of lybrate (www.lybrate.com) which has a lot of experienced doctor with so many great reviews from their patients.

For choosing a pediatric dentist for yourself in Bangalore there are so many factors that you consider before placing an appointment with the pediatric dentist for the treatment. To be begin with you should consider knowing about the past performance of the doctor regarding the problem your child is facing, in addition to this you should read the reviews that his former patients had to say about him and lastly visit his clinic and talk to him about the procedure and see whether he is okay with your child or not.