A Safari Dental

About A Safari Dental

Category: Dentists

A Safari Dental provides the most comprehensive pediatric dental services to the Trinity / New Port Richey / Odessa / Hudson / Palm Harbor / East Lake / Spring Hill / Tarpon Springs / Holiday areas. Whether your child visits the children's dentist for the first time at Safari Dental, you are seeking care following a recent visit to another practitioner or you seek to establish a new place of service for a child used to regular dental visits, we hope you will call us your dental home. Some of the services provided include: INITIAL EXAMINATION As a children's dentist, our doctor is trained to diagnose disease, the examination includes screenings for oral pathology, evaluation of growth and development, orthodontic needs assessment, gum disease evaluation, visual examination for tooth decay, as well as evaluation of any current restorations, concerns or complaints of the patient/parent. Risk factors for disease will be discussed, oral hygiene instruction will be provided and nutritional counseling will also be covered. CLEANING Also known as Dental Prophylaxis, this process removes plaque, a substance formed in the mouth from food, saliva, and bacteria. If present, the cleaning also removes calculus, which is plaque that has hardened on the tooth surface and requires professional instrumentation to remove. In addition, the cleaning helps polish the teeth to make them smooth and remove stains from the teeth. In the cooperative patient, a special dental cup and gritty toothpaste are used to achieve these goals. FLUORIDE Following the cleaning and flossing procedures, fluoride will be applied to your child?s teeth to help maintain the enamel in its strongest condition. The foods we eat and the things we drink can dissolve some of the mineral content out of the enamel, which is the first stage of a three part process in creating a cavity in a tooth. The fluoride reinforces the tooth structure and can actually reverse a small cavity that is present in only the enamel. Fluoride varnish is the treatment of choice in this practice since its effects on the enamel last up to thirty six hours. Varnish is a sticky fluoride application that remains on the tooth throughout the day and is gradually absorbed into the enamel. Because it actually binds to the tooth, the patient can eat or drink immediately following this fluoride application.