Sunshine Coast Interceptive Dental Programs
Wattle Street Dental provide comprehensive early childhood interceptive dental programs on the Sunshine Coast. We understand the importance of early dental intervention and offer a range of tailored interceptive programs for children to prevent common dental problems from occurring. Having straight teeth with no breathing, speaking or eating problems ensures a comfortable development into adulthood without expensive dental surgery further down the track.
Give us a call on 07 54477669 or book an appointment online to organise a consultation.
Jaw Development:
For many parents, misaligned jaw development during childhood can seem like a case of genetics, and to an extent this is true. However, it is possible to intercept problems early on to prevent alignment and tooth development issues down the track. Unlike later in life, jaw development and mouth structure can be easily changed without surgery during childhood. Things like overbites, crooked teeth, crowded mouths and nasal breathing problems can be addressed in a number of ways, including physical and behavioural adjustments, such as:
- Changing breathing behaviour
- Changing eating habits
- Myobrace
- Inserting plates
- Braces
Eating and oral health behaviour plays a big part in jaw and teeth development. By stopping problems before they begin, your children will be off to a great start in ensuring comfortable, healthy and beautiful teeth for a lifetime. During a consultation, we’ll discuss dietary and cleaning habits as well as take a thorough analysis of your child’s mouth to identify areas that can be improved.
Simple things like encouraging breathing through the nose with proper use of the diaphragm ensures that teeth and jawlines develop properly. It’s important to remember that braces do a fantastic job of straightening teeth, but they don’t address the reason why teeth are like that in the first place, and a two-step solution with behavioural alterations plus physical alterations (such as braces or plates) is a better way to address crooked teeth problems.
Myobrace
Myobrace is a removable device that corrects mouth breathing habits, ensures arches develop properly and that teeth are aligned correctly. Don’t be put off by the name; Myobrace does not require physical bracing as it is meant to correct behaviours before adult teeth come through. After Myobrace treatment is done, we use retainers to keep the teeth aligned properly and assess after adult teeth have come through whether bracing will be necessary. For more information on Myobrace treatment, read our page about Myobraces to see if they’d be right for your child.
Braces:
If all of the above has been corrected properly, braces is largely unnecessary other than to ensure perfect, straight teeth for cosmetic reasons. Once all adult teeth have come through, we’ll assess whether your child’s teeth would benefit from braces. To learn more about the bracing options we have available, visit our page on braces.
Sunshine Coast Interceptive Dental Programs
Book an appointment with Wattle Street Dental today to discuss our interceptive dental programs services in more detail. Call 07 54477669.
Sunshine Coast Children’s Dentist
Wattle Street Dental love seeing kid’s in our Sunshine Coast clinic. We offer a range of different restorative services including fillings, fissure sealants and stainless steel crowns. Our restorative procedures are designed to be as gentle as possible. Our Oral Health Therapists work closely with your children to instill confidence and encourage healthy oral behaviours from an early age.
For more information about our kid’s dentist our full range of services, please get in touch with Wattle Street Dental on 07 54477669.
Filling Options:
Our filling options include plastic resin (BPA free) and stainless steel crowns. Plastic fillings are a fantastic option for most children if the tooth decay isn’t too substantial. Stainless steel crowns are are a longer lasting option for more involved teeth or younger children who may struggle to sit still for long. Ultimately, we’ll recommend the best option for your child based on the extent of the damage and their age. We’ll also evaluate the habits that are likely to be causing tooth decay and teach you how to prevent future problems.
Fissure sealants are a thin white polymer coatings that fill the fissures (grooves) of the molars to protect the teeth from plaque and acids., Fissure sealants are effective in reducing the occurrence of tooth decay in hard to reach areas.
Comfortable Environment:
We understand that going to the dentist can be a daunting experience for many children and even some adults. To counteract this, our dental office environment is upbeat and friendly, and we do as much as we can to minimise the scariness of dental work for children. Some of the things we do to make the dental experience more enjoyable for children include:
- Ceiling-mounted TV with their choice of show
- Friendly clinicians who take the time to get to know your child
- Taking breaks throughout procedures to ask how they’re feeling
- Nitrous Oxide (happy gas)
- Essential oil diffusion to remove the “dental smell”
We pride ourselves on making dental procedures as gentle as possible. This is especially important when working with children to instill confidence in going to the dentist and keeping their teeth clean. Naturally, all fillings and restorations come with a numbing agent unless requested otherwise.
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.
Sunshine Coast Children’s Dentist
Book an appointment with our Sunshine Coast kid’s dentist at Wattle Street Dental today. Call 07 54477669.
Sunshine Coast Children’s Dentist
Wattle Street Dental love seeing kid’s in our Sunshine Coast clinic. We offer a range of different restorative services including fillings, fissure sealants and stainless steel crowns. Our restorative procedures are designed to be as gentle as possible. Our Oral Health Therapists work closely with your children to instill confidence and encourage healthy oral behaviours from an early age.
For more information about our kid’s dentist our full range of services, please get in touch with Wattle Street Dental on 07 54477669.
Filling Options:
Our filling options include plastic resin (BPA free) and stainless steel crowns. Plastic fillings are a fantastic option for most children if the tooth decay isn’t too substantial. Stainless steel crowns are are a longer lasting option for more involved teeth or younger children who may struggle to sit still for long. Ultimately, we’ll recommend the best option for your child based on the extent of the damage and their age. We’ll also evaluate the habits that are likely to be causing tooth decay and teach you how to prevent future problems.
Fissure sealants are a thin white polymer coatings that fill the fissures (grooves) of the molars to protect the teeth from plaque and acids., Fissure sealants are effective in reducing the occurrence of tooth decay in hard to reach areas.
Comfortable Environment:
We understand that going to the dentist can be a daunting experience for many children and even some adults. To counteract this, our dental office environment is upbeat and friendly, and we do as much as we can to minimise the scariness of dental work for children. Some of the things we do to make the dental experience more enjoyable for children include:
- Ceiling-mounted TV with their choice of show
- Friendly clinicians who take the time to get to know your child
- Taking breaks throughout procedures to ask how they’re feeling
- Nitrous Oxide (happy gas)
- Essential oil diffusion to remove the “dental smell”
We pride ourselves on making dental procedures as gentle as possible. This is especially important when working with children to instill confidence in going to the dentist and keeping their teeth clean. Naturally, all fillings and restorations come with a numbing agent unless requested otherwise.
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.
Sunshine Coast Children’s Dentist
Book an appointment with our Sunshine Coast children’s dentist at Wattle Street Dental today. Call 07 54477669.