{"id":1199,"date":"2021-12-25T16:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T23:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2021-12-25T16:58:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T23:58:41","slug":"child-restraints-in-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/child-restraints-in-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Restraints in Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just read an article online about a dentist who was strapping down children during their dental appointments. Is this a common practice? It seems pretty barbaric to me, especially in this day and age. I don&#8217;t have children myself. I&#8217;m just curious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Len<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Len,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wish I new the article you were talking about. There are a couple of kinds of legitimate restraints that are used in pediatric dental care, but without seeing the article I can&#8217;t tell you if that was one of them. What I can tell you is what is commonly used and why. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pediatric-mouth-props.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pediatric-mouth-props.jpg\" alt=\"Mouth props used in dental care\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" width=\"394\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pediatric-mouth-props.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pediatric-mouth-props-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first type of restraint is pictured above. These are mouth props and are designed to prevent patients, including children from closing their mouth or biting down during a procedure. This is for their protection as much as the dentists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a colleague who, while attending dental school was observing a classmate perform a filling on a child. He did not use a mouth restraint and, at some point, the child bit down which caused the drill to go into her jaw. He told me he never forgot that and has always used a mouth restraint ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/papoose-board-pediatric.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/papoose-board-pediatric.jpg\" alt=\"Papoose board\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/papoose-board-pediatric.jpg 404w, https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/papoose-board-pediatric-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another type of restraint is called a papoose board. These are not as commonly used. In fact, most dentists that I know only use them in the most serious of circumstances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/pediatric-dentist-phoenix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A good pediatric dentist<\/a> knows how to put most children at ease. Every once in a while, however, you get a child whose fear causes them to get out of control. In some cases, using just a little nitrous oxide helps. But, if you have a child with a dental emergency and they are completely uncooperative a papoose board can save them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost every dentist I know that has had to use one, said the moment the child was wrapped in the board, it helped them feel more secure and they calmed down enough to get the work done they desperately needed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope this helps clear some things up. It&#8217;s great that you care about kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phoenix Dentist<\/a> Dr. Hillary Peck. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just read an article online about a dentist who was strapping down children during their dental appointments. Is this a common practice? It seems pretty barbaric to me, especially in this day and age. I don&#8217;t have children myself. I&#8217;m just curious. Len Dear Len, I wish I new the article you were talking &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/child-restraints-in-dental-care\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Child Restraints in Dental Care<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[711,714,712,713],"class_list":["post-1199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pediatric-dentistry","tag-dental-restraints","tag-nitrous-oxide","tag-papoose-board","tag-uncooperative-children"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Child Restraints in Dental Care - Peck Family Dentistry Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is there ever an occasion where a dentist is justified in using restraints on children?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/child-restraints-in-dental-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Child Restraints in Dental Care - 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