What are the common pediatric dental treatments?

Oral prophylaxis- Cleaning and polishing.

Fluoride therapy -

Fluoride is topically applied on all sides of the teeth to protect it from dental cavities.

Pit and fissure sealants -Chewing surfaces of the teeth have pits and fissure which are more prone for cavities. These p its and fissure can be sealed with flowable tooth colored composite material called pit and fissure sealants which will protect the teeth against cavities.

Extractions

Extractions in children are recommended when teeth cannot be salvaged due to infection or fracture, before orthodontic treatment, over crowding of teeth and when teeth growing behind other teeth.

Dental fillings -

Tooth colored fillings are used to restore the teeth with dental cavities.

Space maintainers -

These are the appliances which hold the space for permanent teeth to erupt into place when milk teeth are lost because of cavities.

Habit breaking appliances -

these are the type of orthodontic appliances used stop the habits like lip biting, tongue thrusting and thumb sucking.