We provide a throughout oral and facial musculature evaluation of the infants. We evaluate for the presence of tongue tie or lip tie, a condition commonly found on infants.

Prevention is the best way to help your child a positive impact on your child’s dental and overall well-being. We tailor your child periodicity of professional intervention and services based on his or her individual needs and caries risk indicators.

A periodic cavity prevention appointment includes:

– Complete oral examination and evaluation, cleaning, fluoride treatment, and any necessary x-rays.

– Preventive home care information that includes brushing, flossing, and nutritional information will be given to both you and your child.

– Development of prevention plan

Sealants form a protective coating and are applied to the chewing surface of both primary and permanent teeth. Sealants protect the tooth from bacteria and bits of food. It can dramatically reduce your child’s risk of decay.

The doctor and/or staff will educate you on the benefits of sealants so you can make an informed decision.

It is important to detect bite problems early. Our knowledge of children’s growth and development will help you get the treatment your child needs to ensure his/her overall health.

It is important that your child receive the proper amount of fluoride to reduce cavities. We will discuss your child’s habits and use of fluoride and determine individual need.

Our doctors weigh risks and benefits unique to the pediatric population when it comes to managing dental caries in children.

We provide a conservative approach as an option with: Silver Diamine fluoride and SMART technique: SMART could be a useful technique to successfully treat caries lesions, particularly on the existence of pediatric anxious patient

Our doctors use the latest digital technology which limits exposure by more than 80%. X rays are only taken based on patient needs.

X rays are used as a diagnostic tool and are used to assist the doctor in determining the proper growth and development of your child’s teeth.

Our doctors provide a wide range of options when it comes to restorative needs and material selections taking into considerations multiple individual factors to achieve the optimum result that your child deserve.

Restorative procedures are offered to Children, Teens and Special needs patients with highly experienced knowledge and love and compassion in every visit using our behavior conditioning techniques.

Those services include:
Dental extractions, dental nerve treatments, Esthetic white crowns (zirconia and composite), silver crowns (stainless steel crowns), white fillings (tooth bonded restorations) and children dental prosthetics.

The doctor is trained and certified to recommend and administer different levels of sedation.

-IV sedation
It is most commonly used for restorative procedures for young patients, children with a high level of dental anxiety and those patients with special needs. Service is provided in collaboration with a highly experienced and loving pediatric anesthesiologist.

-Nitrous oxide or “Laughing gas”:
Nitrous oxide facilitates the delivery of procedures faster and anxious-free. It increases child’s tolerance to procedures that causes them discomfort. Nitrous oxide does not have lasting effects after procedure is completed.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation as a safe and effective technique to reduce anxiety, produce analgesia, and enhance effective communication between a patient and health care provider.

We provide complete oral rehabilitation under general anesthesia to patients that qualify when treatment cannot be provided in an office setting. Treatment will be provided at Joe Di Maggio Children’ Hospital and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital

Braces, Invisalign and other tooth-moving resources improve malocclusions aside from improving esthetics

Our office provides treatment for Tongue tie and Lip tie. Our qualified doctors have a profound knowledge and has treated and extensive amount of babies and children with this condition that is easily overlooked.

Tongue tie and lip tie can be related to other potential problems speech and dental development problems, including cavities. It is important to have a complete assessment to determine the needs. Not every patient with tongue tie/lip tie needs treatment, but all need an appropriate evaluation or assessment to determine it. Please call our office if you have any concern or your child experience any of the symptoms below mentioned.

What is Lip tie?

The piece of tissue behind your upper lip is called the frenulum. When these membranes are too thick or too stiff, they can keep the upper lip from moving freely. This condition is called a lip tie.
A restrictive maxillary frenulum attachment has been associated with breastfeeding and bottle-feeding difficulties among newborns in a number of studies.

The maxillary frenulum by itself or in combination with tongue tie can contribute to the fallowing on babies:

Slow weight gain or lack of weight gain
Latching problems on the breast
Difficulty breathing during feeding
Extremely fatigued by nursing
Falling asleep often during nursing
Clicking sound while nursing
Colic/ reflux/ belly distention or bloating
Irritability or fussiness
Nursing ulcer on lip

What is tongue tie?

Tongue-tie is a congenital developmental anomaly of the tongue characterized by a short, thick lingual frenulum resulting in limitation of tongue movement (partial ankyloglossia) or by the tongue appearing to be fused to the floor of the mouth (total ankyloglossia).

Ankyloglossia has been associated with breastfeeding and bottle-feeding difficulties among neonates, limited tongue mobility and speech difficulties, malocclusion, and gingival recession.

during breastfeeding, a restrictive frenulum can cause ineffective latch, inadequate milk transfer and intake, and persistent maternal nipple pain, all of which can affect feeding adversely and lead to early cessation of breastfeeding.