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Book an Appointment +91 96502 26535Gentle dental care for babies, children and teenagers at Soul Dentistry, Galleria Market, DLF Phase 4. We look after milk teeth and new permanent teeth, with prevention first and treatment only when it is needed.
Kids’ Dental Care
Pediatric dentistry is dental care for children, from the first milk tooth to the last permanent tooth in the teenage years. Children are not small adults. Their enamel is thinner, their jaws are still growing, and a first visit can feel frightening.
Milk teeth matter more than most parents expect. They help a child chew and speak clearly, and they hold the space for the permanent teeth underneath. A decayed milk tooth can hurt, become infected and affect the tooth that follows it.
Most of our work with children in Gurugram (Gurgaon) is therefore prevention: regular check-ups, cleaning, fluoride and advice you can use at home.
Treatments
Most children need only check-ups and prevention. When a tooth does need treatment, these are the usual options.
An examination of the teeth, gums and bite every six months, with gentle cleaning when it is needed.
A quick coating painted onto the teeth to strengthen the enamel and lower the risk of cavities.
A thin protective layer over the grooves of the back teeth, where most childhood decay begins.
Small cavities are cleaned and filled before the decay can reach the nerve of the tooth.
When decay reaches the nerve, a pulpotomy or pulpectomy removes the infection and keeps the tooth, often with a crown on top.
If a milk tooth is lost early, a small appliance holds the gap open for the permanent tooth.
We also see children for dental injuries, for milk teeth that cannot be saved, and for early checks of the bite with our orthodontist. Only an examination can show which treatment, if any, your child needs.
Step by Step
The first appointment is mostly about getting comfortable. This is the usual order.
Your child meets the dentist and sees the chair, the mirror and the light. Nothing is rushed, and you stay with them.
We ask about feeding, brushing, thumb-sucking or other habits, and any pain or changes you have noticed.
We count and check the teeth, gums and bite. Babies and toddlers can be examined sitting on your lap.
The teeth may be cleaned and given a fluoride coating. An X-ray is taken only when there is a clear reason for one.
We explain what we found, show you how to brush at your child’s age, and agree when to come back.
Care at Home
What happens at home twice a day matters more than anything we do in the clinic.
Your Dentists
The senior dentists who treat our adult patients look after children too.
Endodontist and implantologist
M.D.S., with more than 20 years of clinical experience in saving teeth affected by decay and infection.
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Orthodontist
B.D.S., M.D.S. Braces, aligners and bite checks for children, teenagers and adults.
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Send us a photo of the tooth or any earlier X-rays and we’ll share an estimated cost before you commit.
Ask on WhatsAppCommon Questions
By the first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth appearing. An early visit lets us check that the teeth are coming in normally and show you how to care for them before any problem starts.
The last milk teeth stay in the mouth until around age 10 to 12. Until then your child needs them to chew, to speak and to keep the space for the permanent teeth. An untreated cavity can cause pain and infection, and losing a milk tooth too early can lead to crowding later.
Look for a clinic that lets you stay with your child, explains each step in simple words and puts prevention before treatment. Ask who will see your child, and think about the journey, because check-ups come round every six months. Soul Dentistry is at Galleria Market in DLF Phase 4, close to Sushant Lok and Golf Course Road.
Bring them early, before there is any pain, so the first visit is an easy one. Talk about it in plain, positive words and avoid words such as injection or drill. In the clinic we go at your child’s pace and show each instrument before we use it.
Digital X-rays use a very low dose of radiation. We take one only when it will change the treatment, for example to see decay between two teeth or a tooth that has not come through.
A first orthodontic check at around age seven is useful, once the first permanent molars and front teeth have come in. Most children need no treatment at that age, but some problems with jaw growth are easier to correct early.
Most children stop by themselves between the ages of two and four. If the habit continues once the permanent front teeth begin to appear, at around age six, it can affect the bite, and we can suggest gentle ways to help your child stop.
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5th Floor, Gallaria Towers, Galleria Market, DLF Phase IV, Gurugram