Dental Care During the First Years

With proper care, children born with a cleft lip and / or cleft palate can have healthy teeth. This requires that you brush your teeth or your child has good nutrition and use of fluoride treatments. Should begin to brush your teeth with a small brush with soft bristles out in the first teeth. Many dentists recommend the first visit to the dentist when the child reaches its first birthday or earlier if there are special dental problems. In general, specialists in cleft lips or cleft palates make the first assessment of the teeth. Routine visits to the local dentist when the child turns begin three years of age. The treatment that doctors recommend it depends on many factors. Some children need only preventive care, while others need fillings or take out a tooth.