Occasionally, an oral surgery procedure is needed to improve your child’s oral health and ensure the jaw and mouth function correctly. Little Bytes Pediatric Dentistry providers are trained to provide specialized care for children who require oral surgery in Palo Alto.
We offer safe sedation to help treat anxiety and aim to make your child feel comfortable.
If your child’s smile has been neglected, oral surgery may be the best treatment. Our team can treat many oral health conditions in children:
At Little Bytes Pediatric Dentistry, we’ll do everything we can to maintain your child’s comfort during oral surgery. Part of that is ensuring you and your child are prepared. We’ll review your treatment plan step-by-step and answer all your questions.
Sometimes, a child’s baby tooth is misshapen or has long roots that stop it from falling out naturally. These teeth must be removed to create space for the incoming permanent teeth. For other patients, a single tooth may have extensive decay, putting the surrounding teeth at risk.
At the extraction appointment, our dentist will numb your child’s tooth, jaw, and surrounding gum tissue with a local anesthetic. Your child may feel pressure as the dentist firmly rocks the tooth to widen the socket for removal; however, there should be no pain.
When a baby tooth is badly damaged or decayed, it may be beyond repair with treatment like fillings or crowns. In some cases, the only acceptable treatment is an extraction. If the tooth is not removed, your child may have painful toothaches and the infection could spread.
If your child is in need of oral surgery, contact the best oral surgeon for children in Palo Alto for help.
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