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Special Health Care Needs

We focus on providing care for children with special health care needs. Taking care of dental issues in special children is very challenging for the parents. Our child-friendly approach solves the dental issues of your child. Dr.Shanthan Reddy inputs personalised care for children with special needs.

Dental Treatment for Children with Special Needs

Children with developmental and emotional conditions require special attention for medical and dental needs. These children face limitations in day-to-day activities, and maintaining good oral hygiene is a big task. Children with physical disabilities, cleft lip or palate, Down syndrome, neurological disorders like cerebral palsy, vision and hearing impairments require extensive dental services.

Dr. Shanthan interacts positively with your child and aids in behaviour management.

Oral Conditions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Children with genetic disorders have delays in tooth eruption even after two years of age. They have extra teeth, congenitally missing teeth, or malformed teeth. This leads to crowding and poor teeth alignment. The food particles get accumulated in the crowded teeth and cause decay. Children with special healthcare needs are more prone to gum disease. They face difficulty in cleaning their teeth and tongue.

Children with severe intellectual disabilities grind their teeth habitually. It gradually flattens the enamel and exposes the dentin. This eventually causes sensitivity.

Children with special needs have an impaired immune system with connective tissue disorders. The medications given for treating the medical conditions contain sugar and induce cavities, dry mouth and swollen gums. Dr.Shanthan treats the presenting dental problems and provides a treatment plan for your child. He will discuss the previous medical history with you to perform specific treatment for your child.

What are the Home Care Instructions to Follow for Children with Special Needs?

Follow a home care routine for your child with special healthcare needs;

• Certain medications cause an overgrowth of gums. If you notice any signs of gingival enlargement, discuss it with your doctor and dentist.
• Wipe the gums with a damp washcloth.
• After the teeth eruption, assist them in brushing twice a day.
• Children with neurological disorders have increased gag reflexes and are unable to rinse their mouth.
• Encourage your child to use an antiseptic rinse, which improves the defence mechanism against dental cavities.

Diet plan for Children with Special Health Care Needs?

• Serve nutritious food for children with special health care needs.
• Restrict sugar, starchy foods, or flours to limit the tooth exposure to decay.
• Provide sweets in between the meals rather than during snack time.
• Provide adequate water for your child to prevent dry mouth and bad breath.
• Rinse their mouth with water after every meal to neutralise the starchy substances conducive to decay.

Toothway Dental provides ample opportunity for the dental hygiene of your child. It is well equipped to treat the children. In the first dental visit, Dr.Shanthan will evaluate the facial and dental development of your child. His motive is to provide a prevention plan for children with special health care needs in order to avoid potential dental problems.