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The child and the dentist, or there is no reason to fear?
05-09-2009
During the first visit to the dentist examines the mouth of the child and, if necessary, conducts X-ray examination, in order to detect cavities and to determine whether developing teeth and jaw bones.
Most people do not represent that the cavities can begin to take shape immediately after the eruption of the tooth. Regular dental visits should begin with 2,5 - 3 years old child, in the absence of any problems at an earlier age. Parents should be responsible for the condition of the teeth of their baby, helping them to regular brushing and dental floss at least seven or eight years of age and continuing to monitor the implementation of these procedures in children in older age. That's what invites the Academy of General Dentistry for the preparation of the child for first visit to the dentist:
In simple terms, explain the positive child, who is a dentist.
"Play dentist" at home, in order to enable the child to feel that the doctor will do.
Prepare your child for what he will be in the dental office alone.
Describe the dental tools and describe how they help the doctor.
Explain what the x-ray and how he "makes the photos" of the teeth.
Never bribe a child to visit the dentist and do not use it as a punishment.
First of all, parents should be careful not to convey their own apprehension or fear of the dentist to your child.
Concerns about the child's first visit to the dentist may not have nothing to do with fear of the doctor or fear of the dental treatment, and most likely reflects the reaction of the child to the new situation.
Australian researchers have found that troubled children have a greater fear of visiting the dentist, compared with their peers.
Study of 243 children aged 7 to 11 years, the most scared by visiting a dentist at the University of Melbourne has shown that these children are also very scared, and other new situations.
Most effectively help your child cope with fear of a visit to a doctor you will be able to teach him to calmly apply to new, unfamiliar situations, rather than concentrating on the case with a visit to the doctor.
The results also show that the fear of the dentist is not developed due to stay on the dental appointment. On the contrary, it decreases as children get used to the dental office environment.
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