General & Children’s Dentistry in East Melbourne
General Dentistry
General dentistry is a health care field concentrating on oral health and the treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and investigation of oral illnesses.
Regardless of its focus on oral health, dentistry is generally viewed as fundamental to general health.
The practise of general dentistry envelops an astonishing array of services and methodology, all with a shared objective: to assist patients with preserving their regular teeth, safeguard their oral health, and keep their looking and feeling incredible all through life.
This should begin in youth, with the goal that health-advancing habits can grow early. Indeed, even little children can profit from a visit to the dental practitioner’s office to be inspected for early indications of tooth decay and to become familiar with numerous vital preventive services that will be performed all through childhood and beyond. Each phase of life carries with it specific oral health concerns, and your dental practitioner is prepared to address all of them.
At DonEast Dental we offer an extensive variety of services to ensure your teeth remain healthy, work well and look incredible.
These services include but are not limited to:
- Cleanings and Oral Exams, to keep your teeth and gums healthy, and detect early indications of dental illness
- Crowns and Bridgework, to supplant lost tooth structure and additionally missing teeth
- Dental Implants, for replacements of teeth that keep going forever
- Sedation including laughing gas, oral sedation & Intravenous (IV) Dental Sedation
- Extractions, to evacuate unhealthy teeth that can’t be spared
- Fillings, to re-establish rotted teeth
- Oral Cancer Screenings, to discover a hazardous disease that can be healed if detected early
- Orthodontics, to give you the straight teeth you’ve constantly needed
- Root Canal Treatment, to save ailing teeth
- TMD Treatment, for discomfort in the jaw region that can meddle with a gnawing and biting
When to Visit the Dentist
Numerous individuals just go to the dentist when something isn’t right. That is genuinely wrong since they are passing up such huge numbers of preventive services that can spare uneasiness and cost.
Regular dental visits are basic to ensure oral health problems from tooth rot to oral cancer are identified and treated in an appropriate way. A few people may need to see the dentist more regularly than others to remain on top of problems like plaque development and gum ailment, yet everybody ought to visit at least two times per year.
Your normal dental visits will include an exhaustive oral exam to check the health of your teeth and gums, and oral cancer screening to detect any suspicious signs early, and an expert cleaning to evacuate difficult stores and make your teeth look and feel incredible. So don’t miss out on the numerous advantages general dentistry offers you and your family!
At DonEast Dental we will work with you to develop a personalised dental hygiene plan that includes dental examination, tooth cleaning, tooth scaling, X-ray and use of other states of the heart diagnostic tools to avert, uncover or treat patients’ problems of all ages as early as possible.
You need to remain vigilant and visit us regularly, so you can enjoy exceptional dental health.
Children’s Dental Care
Children’s dentistry centres on providing a child-friendly environment for infants, children, and adolescents who visit the dentist for check-ups and treatments. Optimal dental health is important for a child’s development.
Parents are encouraged to accompany their children during their check-up to learn about their child’s dental state and to support them for the duration of their check-up.
Your Doncaster East dentist takes pride in building and maintaining bright and healthy smiles for our young patients, in a light-hearted and fun environment. Here are a few of the reasons you should entrust your children to your Doncaster East dentist.
Children’s Dental Emergencies
Children are naturally playful. They tend to be physically active and can get into accidents, including dental emergencies. Dental emergencies range from bacterial, fungal, viral, to physical injuries.
A child may have a fractured, chipped, or knocked out tooth that may need immediate attention by your family dentist.
Is it a Dental Emergency?
How would you know if something is a dental emergency? And if an emergency does arise, what first-aid measures should you take to manage them?
Take a look at the following questions:
- Is the child bleeding through his/her mouth?
- Is the child in serious pain?
- Does he/she have any knocked teeth?
- Does he/she have any swelling in the mouth?
- Does he/she have any inflammation on the gums?
If your answer is YES to any of these questions, your child might be in a dental emergency and need to see your dentist right away.
Read on to learn more about typical children’s dental emergencies and how to manage them at home.
Tips to Manage Children’s Dental Health
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Broken, chipped or cracked tooth:List Item 1
Wash your child’s mouth with lukewarm saltwater and apply a pack of ice to his/her face against the affected area. See your Doncaster East dentist immediately.
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Knocked-out tooth:List Item 2
If your child’s tooth becomes loose from an injury, call your Doncaster East dentist right away. While waiting to go to your dentist, let your child rinse his/her mouth with lukewarm saltwater. Do not attempt to put back the tooth in its socket. It may affect the growth of the developing tooth under the gums.
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Bitten tongue or lip:List Item 3
Clean the area with clean, wet gauze and place a cold compress to reduce swelling. If there’s bleeding, apply slight pressure on the affected area for 10 minutes or until the bleeding stops.
One of our main goals is, by teaching topics like brushing, using fluoride mouthwashes, flossing, and proper dental hygiene, to help your children achieve and maintain optimal dental health.
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BrushingList Item 4
Brush your child’s teeth daily as soon as his/her first tooth emerges. It is advised to use a soft-bristled toothbrush to brush your child’s teeth.
Use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste when the child is old enough to not swallow it. Children are advised to brush their teeth two times a day. We recommend parents supervise their children to guide them and make sure they’re brushing properly.
With proper brushing, the plaque build-up from the inner, outer, and chewing surfaces of the teeth will be removed.
How to brush properly:
- Hold the toothbrush at a 45-degree angle.
- Place the toothbrush along the gum line.
- Gently brush the outer and inner surfaces of the upper and lower teeth in a circular motion.
- Brush the tongue as well.
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Flossing
Flossing the teeth is as important as brushing them because it can remove plaque stuck between the teeth, where the bristles of a toothbrush can’t reach. As soon as a child grows two teeth, they need to start flossing them. A parent should floss the child’s teeth until he or she can do it alone and guide him/her when he’s/she’s already old enough to do so.
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Healthy Diet
Parents are encouraged to monitor their children’s diet. To prevent food debris from sticking to teeth, children should eat sweets in moderation and brush their teeth more than 30 minutes after eating.
Got a question about our general dental services? Reach out to us on (03) 9842 1475.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
1062 Doncaster Road
Doncaster East, VIC 3109
ABN: 36655160786
BUSINESS HOURS
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- Sunday
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