Dental appliances have a strange name but they serve very important roles in your a child’s dental health: to prevent or to\u00a0treat.<\/p>\n
Some examples include:
\n– \u00a0Space Maintainers (both fixed and removable)
\n– \u00a0Thumb Sucking Appliances
\n– \u00a0Expansion Appliances<\/p>\n
Pediatric dental appliances can also prevent injury to the teeth and may also reduce (or even eliminate) the need for extensive treatment later in life. \u00a0Despite all the pluses, it can be extremely difficult to encourage young children to wear removable dental appliances regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes the cement (glue) that keeps your little one’s appliance in place can wear off or get\u00a0lose causing discomfort and potentially embed itself into\u00a0the gum tissue. \u00a0One of the first signs of trouble with an appliance is\u00a0the gum turning white in ares where the appliance is secured. \u00a0It is entirely common for this to occur, don’t get alarmed, it is an easy fix if done promptly by someone with experience. \u00a0 \u00a0Dr. Rojas is always available\u00a0to discuss appliances or to get them re-cemented or fixed if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dental appliances have a strange name but they serve very important roles in your a child’s dental health: to prevent or to\u00a0treat. Some examples include: – \u00a0Space Maintainers (both fixed and removable) – \u00a0Thumb Sucking Appliances – \u00a0Expansion Appliances Pediatric dental appliances can also prevent injury to the teeth and may also reduce (or even […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n