Dr. Moncy Mathew and the team at Summit Pediatric Dentistry are dedicated to providing high-quality pediatric dental services for children in Lees Summit, MO. As a parent, you want the best for your child, including their dental health. We understand how important it is for your child to develop good habits and maintain a healthy smile from an early age. We specialize in caring for young smiles, ensuring they develop properly, stay healthy, and set the foundation for a lifetime of optimal oral health.
Your child’s oral health development and wellness are essential to their ability to grow and thrive. Summit Pediatric Dentistry is your partner in supporting this for your child and enabling them to enjoy eating, speaking, and thriving in their infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
We emphasize a conservative approach to your child’s dental care needs to minimize invasive dentistry. We want to help your child build lifelong oral hygiene habits while enjoying healthy oral development. Dr. Mathew and our team make every effort to minimize the use of needles and to maximize the patient experience by engaging with your child throughout their visit. We encourage them to ask questions and take the time to get to know them as the unique individuals that they are.
Complete Pediatric Dental Services in Lees Summit, MO
Dr. Mathew can offer complete care for the changing needs of your child’s smile at Summit Pediatric Dentistry. We provide routine and specialized dental services tailored to the needs of growing smiles. Our team is dedicated to helping your child enjoy optimal oral health and development, which plays a key role in their overall wellness and enjoyment of daily life. From routine exams to advanced treatments for concerns, we can support your child’s oral development from infancy to young adulthood.
Our pediatric dental services include:
- Dental exams and cleanings for children: as part of regular dental care visits, we tailor your child’s routine dental cleanings to their developmental stage and oral health needs.
- Dental sealants: placed on permanent teeth in the back of the mouth, dental sealants provide an extra layer of protection against tooth decay and cavities.
- Sports mouthguards: if your child participates in contact sports or is active, a custom mouthguard for sports can offer superior protection that is also comfortable to use.
- Tooth fillings: tooth decay can occur at any age and should be addressed as soon as possible. Dr. Mathew can place a filling to maintain a primary tooth until it is ready to fall out and to protect a permanent adult tooth from further damage.
- Pulp therapy: a pediatric root canal is important for maintaining the structure and health of your child’s smile in the event of damage or infection.
- Orthodontic Consults: we monitor the development of your child’s teeth and bite and recommend orthodontic treatment to ensure healthy oral development.
Patient-Focused Pediatric Dentistry
When your child or teen visits with us, we want to provide personalized care for their dental health needs. Our team is focused on the patient as we provide services with the goal of empowering our young patients to manage their oral health in an age-appropriate manner. We ask parents to enjoy relaxing while we care for their child’s smile and allow our team to interact with our patients with minimal distraction. Our team is always ready to answer questions and help both patients and parents fully understand their treatment and what to expect during their visit.
Tooth Development: What To Know
Although every child’s teeth develop at slightly different rates, in general, most infants will have their first tooth between 6 and 12 months of age. Once this is visible or breaking through the gums, we recommend bringing your baby in for their first visit. We want oral health care to be an integral part of your child’s overall health care as they grow. Here is an infancy tooth development chart with typical timelines for understanding what to expect as your child grows.
