Pediatric dentist, Bettendorf

Welcome to Children's Dentistry of Bettendorf. We specialize in preventative dental care for infants, children and adolescents as well as babies. Our primary goal is to educate our patients and parents to prevent dental disease and to provide caring and quality treatment to correct existing conditions.

Dentist, Dr. Joel Peterson, DDS is one of the top best pediatric dentists in the Quad City 52722 area, serving the cities of Bettendorf - Riverdale - Davneport in Iowa, IA; and the cities of Moline - Rock Island - Trinity - Hampton in Illinois, IL.

We utilize state-of-the-art technology and materials to perform the most current and advanced procedures. We do this in an effort to help every child obtain and maintain a happy and healthy smile. Our staff, working as a well-organized team, strives to make your child's appointments pleasant and looked forward to.

Please consider our office as your dental home for childrens dentists. We hope that our website will answer any questions you might have concerning dentistry for your children. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

Children's Dentist

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends the first dental exam for children by age one. Toddlers and preschoolers and babies and infants present with unique personalities ranging from shy to outgoing and curious. We do realize that these young amazing patients have a limited attention span. The first exam is designed to be quick, thorough and provide anticipatory guidance for parents.

The office environment a child enters into plays a large role in either contributing to or reducing anxiety. When children are at ease and relaxed with their surroundings, they react with a more laid back attitude. Dr. Peterson’s office has been solely designed for children. Kids feel right at home with the open atmosphere, cheerful colors, murals and Disney theme.

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Dental Procedures for Children

For anterior (front) primary or permanent teeth, a tooth colored (compomer or composite) restoration is performed. For posterior primary or permanent teeth, an amalgam (silver) or tooth colored (compomer or composite) restoration is utilized. Tooth colored restorations are somewhat more costly than an amalgam (silver) restorations.

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The white filling materials are more expensive and technique sensitive. Some insurance companies only allow a tooth colored restoration for a posterior tooth to be reimbursed at a lesser (amalgam) fee.

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Stainless Steel Crowns

Stainless steel crowns are prefabricated and used to restore primary anterior and posterior teeth and permanent molars. They are indicated with large tooth decay with considerable missing tooth structure, decalcification, multi-surface decay on primary molars, developmental defects (hypoplasia/hypocalcification), and following pulpotomies or pulpectomies. That weakens tooth structure and makes them susceptible to fracture.

The stainless steel crown is considered an ideal restoration for primary molars, as they are very durable, rarely come off (are cemented with a dental cement), and cannot get recurrent decay as the crown completely covers the tooth. For primary anterior teeth which receive a stainless steel crown, we do place Kindercrowns which have an attached composite (tooth colored) facing for excellent esthetics.

Baby Root Canals

Pulpotomy/Pulpectomy (baby root canal)

If decay has proceeded deep enough to affect the pulp (nerve) of a primary molar or young permanent molar, a pulpotomy is performed. The nerve tissue in the pulp chamber (crown segment) is cleaned out and the remaining vital tissue in the root canals is preserved. An agent is placed in the pulp chamber to prevent bacterial growth followed by a resorbable material for a primary molar. A permanent molar receives a material in the pulp chamber which maintains pulp vitality and allows continued and full root development.

A pulpectomy for an anterior tooth is required when the entire pulp is involved (due to trauma and/or infection). The diseased nerve tissue is completely removed from the crown and root. The canals are cleaned, disinfected and for a primary filled with a resorbable material. A permanent anterior tooth receives a non restorable material.

Cavities in Babies

Sometimes when a primary molar is non restorable (due to infection and/or large decay with insufficient tooth structure), we may recommend a space maintainer. The purpose of a space maintainer is to preserve the space for the developing permanent tooth under the primary tooth which was removed.

A space maintainer may be prefabricated and completed in one visit or may involve several appointments (setting orthodontic bands, impressions, and seating the appliance).

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Sealants

Along with appropriate use of fluorides, sealants have made a major impact on efforts to reduce tooth decay. The grooves and pits on back teeth are very difficult to keep clean and free from bacteria and food. A sealant covers and protects the grooves and pits on the chewing surfaces. Sealant material is a resin and is used on permanent molars and pre-molars and susceptible primary molars. Sealants may last several years, but need to be checked during regular periodic exams. Chewing hard items (crunching ice, popcorn seeds, chewing on fingers/pens) may wear the sealant and decrease their life span.

Sedation Dentistry

We invite you to be present with your child during the first visit to our practice and for any preventive care appointments scheduled every six months. These visits should compromise the overwhelming majority of visits to our office. During other visits which involve treatment, we request you allow our staff to accompany your child. We will do our utmost to make the appointment pleasant and successful. We utilize a tell-show-do approach where we describe in terms kids can understand the procedures we are doing. We commonly utilize nitrous oxide minor sedation for the comfort of our patients. We also flat screen monitors in our treatment operatories which allow children to watch their favorite movie during treatment.

Quad City Dentist

Dr. Peterson dentist office is located at 3666 Holiday Court, Bettendorf, IOWA (IA) 52722 / Phone:563-332-1321.

Nearby cities include: Davenport, IA; Riverdale, IA; Rock Island, IL; Moline, Ill.

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