INFANT ORAL HEALTH

The medical literature provides some insight into the benefits of an anticipatory guidance program. Parents are extremely satisfied with the interaction fostered by this approach. Additionally, they enjoy the functional approach to education that deals with specific events in their own family. It may be this communication about a vital interest that makes the process so successful. Pediatric dentists have seen a dramatic increase in their market share of children's dental care, and some of this can be attributed to their tendency to see children much earlier and thus capture parents' interest in important dental milestones and the future effects of habits and behaviors. Applying anticipatory guidance to dental preventive education is an organized way for all dental providers to enjoy the attention of parents and be more successful in preventive dentistry. Early dental intervention using an individualized approach such as anticipatory guidance may be the next frontier in dental caries reduction.Children with nursing caries and receiving comprehensive dental care are more susceptible to lesions of approximal surfaces of primary molars than are children initially caries free.