Children's dentistry
Calm, child-friendly care from the first baby tooth into the teenage years.
What is Children's dentistry?
We see children in short, well-explained appointments. The first visit is a chance to get to know us without any treatment, followed by check-ups, fissure sealing and – if needed – gentle fillings. We are also there for your child after a dental accident. Nitrous oxide or hypnosis helps anxious children; up to the age of 12, treatment under general anaesthesia is also possible.
Nitrous oxide & hypnosis
When more extensive tooth damage needs treating, nitrous oxide is a gentle alternative to general anaesthesia: it relaxes and dulls the sensation of pain without your child falling asleep, and is breathed in through a small nose mask. With hypnosis we playfully steer attention away from the treatment – so treatment can be pain-free even without nitrous oxide. Beforehand we talk you and your child through what will happen; afterwards only a short recovery is needed.
In four steps
- 01Getting to know us, no treatment
- 02Playful check-up
- 03Fissure sealing if needed
- 04Tips for parents
FAQ
Call us – we treat children's dental injuries too. We offer emergency treatment Monday to Saturday until 21:00, after you have called ahead.
From their fourth year of life. Especially when more extensive tooth damage needs treating, nitrous oxide is a gentle option. Your child breathes it in through a small nose mask, the ‘scented nose’.
Individually for your child: enough to relax, but not to fall asleep.
The effect wears off a few minutes after it is turned off. Your child can then go home with you.
Our fillings are amalgam-free and preserve as much of the tooth as possible. We restore badly damaged baby teeth with baby-tooth crowns, and root canal treatment can replace an extraction – often, a brace to hold the space is then not needed either.
Baby teeth keep the space free for the permanent teeth. If one is lost too early, the permanent back teeth can drift forward, and the teeth that follow grow in crooked. A misalignment that we spot early can be corrected in good time.
A special saliva test shows us whether your child has an increased risk of tooth decay. If the risk is very high, we look after your child closely, with check-ups at shorter intervals.
We are happy to advise you on prevention and oral hygiene as early as pregnancy. Later, your child learns in our toothbrushing school, in a playful way, how to brush properly and how tooth decay develops – the earlier, the better.
We keep children's appointments short: allow about 30 minutes.
Usually not. Where necessary, we use local anaesthesia. For anxious patients we also offer treatment under general anaesthesia.
In Switzerland, dental treatment is usually not covered by basic health insurance. Many supplementary insurance plans contribute – we will gladly prepare a cost estimate for you to submit.
Usually within the same week – and on the same day if you are in pain. We offer emergency treatment Monday to Saturday until 21:00.