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Sleep Dentistry or Deep Sedation
Some children are unable to hold still for dental care even with conscious sedation. For children with many cavities that will take a long time to fill or children too young to understand the need to sit still, we are able to have them go to sleep for their dental fillings.
Today I had a four year old boy from Molalla and a three year old girl from Gladstone needing deep sedation. Deep sedation is not quite general anesthesia like for medical operations but keeps patients just barely asleep.
Toothpaste
Enough parents ask about toothpaste for their kids that it is worth revisiting. See this page for more information on children’s toothpaste. Most of these questions are concerning fluoride in toothpaste. See the article on Fluoride for more information.
Common questions about children and kid’s toothpaste:
- At what age should I start brushing?
As soon as they have teeth use a soft toothbrush with infant toothpaste or a cloth to wipe them clean.
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