Pedodontics : A care for children

Assalamualaikum and hello to everyone.

Teeth start to erupt in an infant as early as 8 months and will continue to erupt till 29 months averagely. While permanent tooth will start to erupt around 6-7 years old and goes on as late as 25 years old in which the most people said the wisdom tooth will erupt. The period in which mix deciduous and permanent teeth are present is called as mixed dentition. Therefore, if any patient below 18 years old come and refer their teeth problem to us, we will refer them to pedodontist.

Pedodontics is a special branch in dentistry in which we deals with children dentition.A pedodontist is an expert dentist in which they know how to handle child behaviour better on dental chair.

Even though children dentition are not permanent, but we do want them to have a good smile and

most important a healthy teeth so that they can eat properly and maintain their health overall.

So parent play a very important role in their children oral health as children never know how

important their teeth are to them. As early as 2 years old they can bring their child to a pedodontist for routine check up. Parents have to be aware about caries if it may present and seek for the treatment immediately.

It's true that in the very first time when a child meet with a dentist they will very apprehensive an afraid that they will start to cry and shouting. Therefore psychologically dentist has to choose words properly and make them understand why such treatment has to be done. Sometimes when the children is so tense and not well behaved hands may be better employed. With the help of an assistant and the parent we might gain

control over the children.

The treatment that oftenly done in the department are oral prophylaxis, restoration and extraction. Oral prophylaxis is the procedure by which we will clean the teeth from plaque and calculus, while restoration is done for the treatment of caries and extraction is done for the hopeless tooth and also to give way for the permanent tooth to erupt.

A mixed dentition teeth in which a pedodontist need to play

a role so that the permanent teeth erupt properly.

A model of mixed dentition showing the permanent teeth

in the gum before erupting in the oral cavity.

Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry now is becoming a popular branch of dentistry as many parent are becoming concern about their children oral health. Therefore early prevention is better than curing. Start bring your children to a dentist for routine check up and educate them and the most important is education for ourself about how crucial the oral cavity health are.

Smile always and brush your teeth and your children teeth at least twice a day. Till then have a nice day ahead.

Sterilization

Assalamualaikum...

We meet again. This time i will be talking about the first department when a patient visit us in dental hospital. It is the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology.

Usually when a patient show up in our dental hospital they have to register first so that their out patient department card can be made. After that they have to come this department so that their oral health can be assess.

We make the patient sit comfortably on the dental chair and start to talk to the patient so that a complete case history can be taken. We're going to ask the patient's name and all the personal details. After that we're going to ask about the chief complaint. Chief complaint is the reason why the patient seek help from us the dentists. What makes them come to visit us and based on the complaint then we will try to diagnose and treat them accordingly.

When we're done with the case history then we'll start looking into the patient's mouth. All the findings will be recorded with the help of an assistant. To check the patient's mouth we need the dental instruments which are mouth mirror and probe.

All the instruments to make them safe to be use in the patient's mouth need to be sterilized. At this point of view the sterilization come into picture. The readers must be wandering what does it means with the sterilization. According to the definition it is defined as the process by which an article, medium or surface is made free of all microorganisms either in the vegetative or spore form.

Or in the simple words we can say it is a process by which something is made free of germs so that it is safe to use and won't cause any harm.

Many of us wouldn't know the importance of these instruments to be sterilized. Even for me before come to learn about this part wouldn't care much about it.

And sometimes people just don't

know.

It can be one way of introducing subacute bacterial endocarditis (SABE) in patients with heart problem as an example. I'll be dealing with SABE in detail later.

There are so many ways to render the safety of the instruments. The most popular one is to use autoclave. It is because it has the most penetrative power. The picture on the right side show the autoclave in which we have to keep the instruments for 15-20 minutes at 121 degree celcius. And all the instruments which had been sterilized we call them as sterile and shouldn't be touch unless the dentist wear a sterile gloves.

Besides making sure all the instruments are sterilized the dentist himself should be scrub in before working with the patient. From the dentist point of view, we have to at least wash our hand properly. Without touching anything else then we will wear the gloves. Apart from that we should wear head cap and mouth mask before wash our hand. We should also wear gown whenever it is necessary. This precautions has to be taken not only to protect the patient from infection but also the dentist himself and also the next patient.

Dentist wearing head cap, mouth mask and gloves before starting any procedure.

The chain of infection in which we have to break the chain so that any procedure will be safe to perform.

So we as dentists will try to break the chain of infection by prevent the entry of microorganisms into the patient's mouth. The patient himself have to make sure that they are fit enough to receive any treatment. With all of these preparation then only the treatment can be initiate.

Back to when the patient is still in the dental chair and we are checking on them. After all the checking we are going to give a diagnosis regarding the problem that the patient had highlight before. In order to arrive to the accurate diagnosis we might advice some investigations like radiograph and sometimes a biopsy for suspicious lesion.

Finally after all the investigations then we can give the diagnosis and accordingly the treatment plan. The patient will be refer to other specific department regarding their problem for the treatment.

So, that is what we mainly do in this department. We should have thorough knowledge about oral health to give diagnosis. Apart from that we should take good care about infection control. The skill of communications with the patient is also an important thing to elicit proper history.

With that i'll be pen off now, till we meet again next time. Hopefully if not much, this post will give readers a picture what is happening behind the scene. As i always made a point brush your teeth twice a day and smile always.... =)

Alhamdulillah....

Assalamualaikum...

Alhamdulillah sy menulis kembali akhirnye setelah sekian lame menyepi. Bukan ape cuma tak terasa untuk menulis sudah. Walaubagaimanapun insyaAllah sy akan mule merajin2kan diri ini untuk aktif menulis kembali. Cuma tema yg dibawakan kali ini lebih menjurus ke arah bidang dentistry di samping aktiviti2 semasa sy di belgaum ini.

Sekarang sy sudah berada dalam tahun ketiga BDS (Bachelor Dental Surgery).

InsyaAllah bulan Julai ini sy akan menghadapai peperiksaan akhir tahun dan akan masuk ke tahun empat bermula Ogos. Ternyata setelah beberapa tahun belajar sy mendapat gambaran yg lebih mengenai bidang pergigian ini dan semakin menyukai nye. Gambaran yg bukan sahaja melibatkan kerja2 menampal gigi berlubang mahupun mencabut gigi sebagai langkah terakhir bahkan lebih daripada itu.

Saya akan cuba membentangkan topik2 yg relevan untuk diketahui umum dalam bahasa yg mudah dan juga dalam bentuk yg menarik. Di samping cuba untuk meningkatkan kesedaran awam mengenai kesihatan gigi khususnye dan oral amnye.

Ini kerana pengetahuan mengenai kesihatan gigi masih kurang lagi dikalangan orang awam. Malahan saya sendiri sebagai bakal dentist juga masih ada sekelumit perasaan takut untuk berjumpa dengan dentist.

Terdapat 9 cabang utama dalam bidang Dentistry ini, antaranya :

1. Oral Medicine and Radiology
2. Prosthodontic
3. Oral Maxillofacial and Surgery
4. Conservative and Endodontic
5. Periodontic
6. Pedodontic
7. Orthodontic
8. Oral Pathology
9. Community Dentistry

Saya akan cuba menerangkan setiap satu persatu cabang2 di atas dalam post2 yg akan datang.

Semoga sedikit sebanyak akan membawa kebaikan kepada semua pembaca ye! Akhir kata ingat

pesanan saya gosok lah gigi anda sekurang2 nye 2 kali sehari. Gigi anda merupakan salah satu

pintu untuk anda kekal sihat hingga ke akhir hayat! Senyum selalu :) semoga bertemu lagi dalam

post2 sy yg akan dtg.

being 22...

salam

dalam musim exam2 ni masih nak menulis? hehe biarin (kalau bahasa indonesia la kan). alhamdulillah dah menjejak umur 22 dah sy ni rupe nye pejam celik2 dah makin dewasa. tapi perangai? dewasa tak? takpe2 slow2 la kan, special day for myself nak study sgt pun takde mood.

walaupun tak de la celebrate beriye pun (celebrate k?) but still rase hepi sebab kawan2 ingat juga msg n wish beday. (ntah2 sebab notification kat fb kot :P heheh). tak pe la kan, n hepi juga coz abah msg dr mesia untuk anak culung die yg sorg ni n bnyk songeh plak tu huhu... mama pun mase call saje la korek kan ingat tak esok hari ape ma? iyer ingat...

dah masuk umur 22 ni kene la berazam baru kan.. nak azam ape yer.. erm let see nak pass second year! :P ok la tu jangka pendek la kan.. kalau jangka panjang mane bole bgtaw rahsia hehe senang cakap nak yg baik2 lah tuk diri sendiri kan.

ok hari ni jumpe junior2 yg baru masuk wah2 dua kali junior dah bawah sy ni.nampak muke baru excited la sket kan... haha n yg paling tak menahan nye, ade k patut dorg cakap owh akak yg tulis blog tu yer? ye2 kitorg kenal. aiseh girl glamer la plak i tak berpasal~ tak sangka blog yg sy tulis berzaman2 n berabad2 yg lalu pasal mase mule2 sampai KLE ni mendapat sambutan hangat! (ceh perasan sungguh huhu)

but at least membantu kan dapat la sket2 gambaran budak2 tu before nak datang KLE ni huhu. seyesly terase sgt glamer~ owh sebenarnye malu pun ade juga huhu *blush2*

ok la teori paper sy dah habis dah setakat hari ni, berdoa supaya examiner lembut hati murah hati tanda bg i pass taw :P pracs plak akan start by next week ari selasa berturut sampai la ari sabtu... then MERDEKA!!! hehe amik bas malam ahad sampai bglore ari isnin pagi n flight petangnye n nantikan kepulangan sy di mesia ye org2 mesia!!

rindunye nak balik mesia rindu ngan mama abah, ngan adik beradik, ngan umah, ngan shopping, nak bawa keta dah lame tak pegang stereng nanti hilang skill, boleh jumpe kawan2, sedare mare, aiseh semua la eheheh.

hepi befday to myself :)

hah ada makne ni nak mintak bunga ngan sape? :P

sweet kan graphic ni :)

ok la cukup la menukil kan sumtin kat sini even takde org nak bace pun tapi suke jer nak mengarut sket2 memuaskan hati hehe

semoga umur yg bertambah dipenuhi dgn amalan2 yg baik dan diberkahi Allah hidupku aminn :)

doakan sy lulus exam taw

3.59 am m'sia = 1.29 am india

wassalam

cuba untuk mengerti...

bukankah semestinya

cinta yang bisa membuat bahagia

namun kau yang tak pernah mahu mengerti

ertinya cinta

tak habis ku berfikir

sampai bila begini

ku menanti

rasakan indahnya cinta

ku selalu cuba untuk mengerti

tapi tak mampu bertahan lagi

akan ku jalani hidup

mengabdi cinta yang pantas untukku

ikatan cinta sudah berakhir

buah hati kan menjadi saksi

hanya waktu menemani

biar kenangan tersimpan di hati

mengapa pertengkaran selalu ada antara kita

dan begitu mudahnya kau ucap kata ingin berpisah

seharusnya kau tahu takkan semudah itu

bila memang kau tulus mencintaiku

............

assalamualaikum..

hmmm tak taw nak tulis tajuk ape hari ni so biar tak bertajuk

feels really stupid today. bukan tak boleh jawap tapi rase cam tak cukup ilmu lagi kat otak!

kenape3??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

susah sgt ke dental materials tu? ataupun mmg tak suke nak bace? atau mmg subjek tu terlalu dry kalo nak compare dgn pharmac, patho or microb?!

hah jgn nak salah kan sesape! salah kan diri sendiri yg memandang enteng dm!

kesian dm selalu kene pulau

encik dm jgn marah or merajuk taw

sy bace awak

janji (insyaAllah)

sy bace taw

sy pun tak nak kantoi juga kene jumpe awak, dating ngan awak lagi extend 6 bulan :P

ish geramnye!!!!!!!!!!

tapi tak taw nak cakap kat sape, tulis jela kat sini. sakit hati huh!

dah2 pegi study patho microb plak esok.

lupekan yg hari ni

pastikan exam final wat yg terbaik

tak maw sangkut :(

amalina rajen please.....

dormant state

salam

dah lame ina tak menulis, bukan ape, malas sebenarnye, n terase macam tak perlu sgt dah since mama n abah dah ade fb, boleh terus jenguk direct kat fb je dah skrg senang.

bz?

erm sket2 boleh dikate kan la. sekarang dah bulan 5. tepat 1 jun plak dah ade preliminary exam. n bulan 7 exam final plak. second year dentistry bole dikatekan hectic juga la. di dumpkan dengan 7 subjek. 3 subjek medic n 4 subjek dental walaupun 1 subjek dental amik tahun depan.

n masenye 1 tahun, sedangkan untuk student medic second year dorg setahun setengah. kene siapkan keje2 pre-clinical mengikut kuota yg telah ditetap kan.

alhamdulillah exam second internal sume pass =). senang sket hati. tapi masih bimbang tuk yg akan dtg. survivekah sy? nak masuk third year! tak maw sangkut! gambateh!!!

ok itu mungkin alasan untuk tak menulis la kan. study kuat kunun :P heheh

erm skrg tak sihat sgt. baru seminggu pulang dr mangalore. saje berjalan2 k sane. bandar besar la katekan. ade macam2 mende. seronok la kan. jumpe kawan ina name nye hawa. kawan lame dr zaman sekolah. masuk ktt. sampai la ke india ni.

owh actly since kat mangalore dah rase tak sihat sgt. tapi nak jalan kan sihat aje la :P. plak tu ade sedikit krisis kat sane, but then dah selesai dah insyaAllah. n harapnye penyelesaian tu bertahan selamanye la kan..

bile cakap pasal exam final mesti la pikir nak balik mesia plak pas tu kan. hehe. lg2air asia dah ade kat bangalore dah ni. hah murah plak tuh! ni nak mama n abah la plak tggung tiket balik ni. dah before ni balik sendiri je kan. nak balik2! (menjerit kuat2) sudah rindu sama rumah. same malaysia!

erm pe lg nak tulis yer... owh duk belgaum takde cite sgt. musim panas. panas nye tak terkate. n ina dah jadi minah ayu ke mane2 berpayung! n tibe2 cuace jadi tak menentu, sepatutnye musim panas tak hujan tapi tibe2 ade hujan. erm itu tak tahu la nak di kate ape. tapi bg ina syukur sekurang2 nye tersiram juga bumi belgaum ni. sejuk sket tak de la panas membakar.

call firah ari tu, tny macam mane dgn family day ari tu. ok la kate die. then die kate mama n abah nak pegi sydney. wow best nye! jgn lupe beli sourvenier yer. n tetibe die cakap sesuatu. weyh aku riaukan ko la. apsal? sebab ko takde boyfriend. ceh hampeh! rilek la umo sy baru 22 bukan 25! bertuahnye budak! then ina mengarut gak. alah ko ni. tak kisah la aku bnyk peminat la~ ehehe tapi die cakap ye la bnyk peminat tapi yg betul2 syg kan ko sape jer?

hah soalan yg membuat kan ina berfikir. betul2~ huhu erm biar lah malas nak pikir. baik pikir pasal study. pikir pasal sesuatu yg pasti kan3?

k la cukup la membebelnye. tii then.. doakan ina lulus exam yg mendatang. berjaye masuk third year. n yg pasti punye hati yg bahagia insyaAllah :) XOXO