Pediatric Dental Services in Vineland, NJ

Exams and Cleanings for Kids

With a gentle touch and empathetic manner, we ensure your child’s teeth are scrubbed clean of tartar and that their teeth and gums are both healthy. A regular schedule of visits for cleanings and exams are the bedrock on which a lifetime of healthy and beautiful teeth can be built.

Dental Sealants for Kids

Studies have proven that placing sealants on hard-to-clean chewing surfaces reduces the number of cavities experienced by children. We would love to help your child prevent decay because that’s just one more way that we can make trips to the dentist more enjoyable.

Tooth-colored Fillings for Kids

South Jersey Pediatric Dental is a mercury-free practice. Therefore, when we need to restore your child’s tooth, we use cleaner, healthier, white ceramic restorations.

Pediatric Laser Dentistry

By using a laser to treat decay and perform soft tissue surgeries, we can often avoid any need for an anesthetic. Lasers allow us to modify both hard and soft tissue with minimal discomfort. When used for soft tissue surgeries, there is less bleeding and faster healing than surgery with scalpels.

White Crowns for Kids

For many years, standard practice has been to provide children with stainless steel crowns when a baby tooth has been damaged by decay or injury. Instead, we offer white crowns for your child to spare him or her any embarrassment about smiling.

Root Canals for Kids

When decay digs deep into your child’s baby tooth and nears the live inner pulp, it may be necessary to perform a kid’s root canal. The technical name for this procedure is a pulpotomy. During this procedure, we clean out the decayed part of the tooth and extract the live pulp inside the crown of the tooth (the part above the gum). We leave the nerve and blood supply that extends to the root.

Extractions for Kids

We consider it our job to preserve every tooth in your child’s mouth. If a tooth must be extracted, our focus shifts to keeping your child comfortable and minimizing any trauma. We feel that with patience and attention to your child’s needs, it is possible to make even a visit for an extraction a positive experience.

Tongue-Tied / Lip-Tied

When the lips or tongue are too tightly attached to nearby tissues, this situation can result in speech impediments, difficulty eating or poor spacing between the teeth. The solution is a frenectomy, a quick surgical procedure to correct these attachments.

Sedation Dentistry for Kids

A small number of children require extra support during their routine dental care or when more extensive treatment is required. In these cases, we are fully qualified to offer sedation dentistry, including general anesthesia when needed, in order to maintain your child’s oral health.