Holistic Dentistry Dr. Philip Memoli | Pediatric Dentistry NJ Holistic Dentist 07922
Childhood, when permanent (“adult”) teeth began to grow, is the best time to teach youngsters good oral hygiene habits and how to make wise nutritional choices. By learning how to prevent compromising the enamel, the hard substance that covers teeth, children can minimize and perhaps prevent the dental problems that plague many adults.
To this day, there is disagreement in the dental community about the precise cause of tooth decay. The most widely accepted theory is that decay is a local phenomenon (contained to the area of the mouth), caused when mouth bacteria consume sugar and excrete acid, which begins to decay enamel.
Pediatric tooth decay is on the rise. Some research suggests that systemic causes—including radiation exposure, hormonal abnormalities, and foreign proteins in food—are to blame. Hypomineralization, caused mainly by a diet inadequate in minerals, increases a child’s susceptibility to decay. The systemic theory of decay suggests that other factors become relevant only after hypomineralization has begun.
Tooth decay in children falls into distinct categories:
--Baby teeth versus adult teeth
--Anterior (front) vs. posterior (back) tooth patterns
--Contra-lateral tooth patterns
--Decay clustering
--Post-eruption susceptibility
A pediatric dental wellness program helps your child to learn the lessons of proper health maintenance and nutritional habits that prevent dental disease. You can bring your child for his or her first dental exam after all the baby teeth are in—generally, between ages three and five.
Our pediatric wellness program begins with a three-part, comprehensive exam that checks tooth diagnosis, jaw development diagnosis, and periodontal diagnosis.
--The tooth diagnosis assesses tooth development, tooth mineralization, and decay development.
--The jaw development diagnosis examines jaw development and alignment of the teeth.
--The periodontal diagnosis is an examination for teen gingivitis.
For more information CONTACT INFO
438 Springfield Ave Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Phone: (908) 464-9144
Email: dr.memoli@systemicdentistry.org
Web: www.holisticdentistrynj.com
To this day, there is disagreement in the dental community about the precise cause of tooth decay. The most widely accepted theory is that decay is a local phenomenon (contained to the area of the mouth), caused when mouth bacteria consume sugar and excrete acid, which begins to decay enamel.
Tooth decay in children falls into distinct categories:
--Baby teeth versus adult teeth
--Anterior (front) vs. posterior (back) tooth patterns
--Contra-lateral tooth patterns
--Decay clustering
--Post-eruption susceptibility
A pediatric dental wellness program helps your child to learn the lessons of proper health maintenance and nutritional habits that prevent dental disease. You can bring your child for his or her first dental exam after all the baby teeth are in—generally, between ages three and five.
Our pediatric wellness program begins with a three-part, comprehensive exam that checks tooth diagnosis, jaw development diagnosis, and periodontal diagnosis.
--The tooth diagnosis assesses tooth development, tooth mineralization, and decay development.
--The jaw development diagnosis examines jaw development and alignment of the teeth.
--The periodontal diagnosis is an examination for teen gingivitis.
For more information CONTACT INFO
438 Springfield Ave Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Phone: (908) 464-9144
Email: dr.memoli@systemicdentistry.org
Web: www.holisticdentistrynj.com
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