Pediatric Dentistry
Treating children from birth and beyond
Infants often exhibit signs or indications of challenges with things like breastfeeding, drinking, eating, swallowing, sleeping, colic, along with many other symptoms. We are here to support you through any of these journeys—both with treatment and beyond. AirSync is focused on long-term success and supporting families to a journey of positive long-term health and wellness. If you suspect something is not right with your infant or toddler, reach out to us for a thorough evaluation.
Services
General Pediatric Dental Care - early intervention and prevention
Caring and gentle dental cleanings
Digital x-rays
Thorough dental, soft tissue, growth/development evaluations
Early intervention for jaw/face/airway develpment
A team that works consistently with little, medium and big kids (waddlers, toddlers, children, teens, and adults!)
Sealants
Pacifier cessation, sippy cup cessation, nutritional guidance to help grow jaws, breathing coaching, sleep coaching
Hygienists that are dually trained in dental hygiene as well as oral myofunctional therapy
Infant Laser Frenotomies
Dr. Santiago uses the LightScalpel laser to perform frenotomies for infants age birth through 6 months. This allows for a quick, easy, gently procedure for both lip ties and tongue ties with minimal discomfort and no sutures.
Sleep Evaluation, Assessment, and Treatment
At AirSync Integrative Dentistry, we believe it is all about the assessment. Without a proper assessment, there cannot be a correct diagnosis. And without the proper diagnosis, one’s health will never be optimal. Every patient who comes into our clinic will receive a full evaluation and assessment, along with a plan for addressing any issues that are found in the evaluation. When needed, a sleep evaluation will be performed to track one’s habits and occurrences while sleeping. For infants, this means a little bit of spying while they’re sleeping. We’ll get you all set up with a checklist for an educated “spy session”.
Jaw Development: early growth guidance for healthy airway, healthy sleep, and naturally straight teeth
Addressing an infant’s tongue and mouth habits play a role in jaw development. We encourage parents to bring your babies in early on for an evaluation and full their oral and airway areas to ensure that they are forming properly and there is nothing that needs attention. Proper oral and jaw development aids longterm with eating, breathing, sleeping, and a myriad of other things.
Preventive pediatric care
Infants should begin to visit the dentist twice per year, approximately 6-12 months after their first tooth eruption. The Drs. Santiago and the AirSync team will help first and foremost help them to become comfortable with the inspection of their mouth and teeth. It will so look for any oral structural issues, tooth decay, cavities, gum disease, gingivitis, enamel erosion, tooth or gum abnormalities, and the need for early orthodontic treatment.
Non-surgical treatment of enlarged Tonsils & Adenoids -
Many patients arrive at our office with enlarged tonsils and adenoids. We utilize a laser that helps to soften and shrink the tissues to avoid surgery in a gentle way. A non-surgical and holistic approach is always our preference. In some cases, we will refer out to one of our expert partners for surgery.
If the enlargement is severe, we sometimes advise and refer for surgery. If there is a little time, we can very successfully shrink the tonsils with a combination of training nasal breathing to infuse the tissues with nitric oxide and referral to a specific Naturopath who treats the tissues holistically. There can be subclinical levels of bacteria, fungi, or viruses hiding in the inflamed tissues and causing chronic low-level inflammation perpetuating the enlarged tissues. With the identification of the microbes, the naturopath can treat the infection with homeopathic regimens and successfully shrink the tissues within a matter of months.