30/04/2026
Not every child over 5 can “just sit through it.”
Some kids come in already traumatized.
Some panic from the sound of the drill.
Some shut down the second they see the dental tools. 😞🦷
That’s why general anaesthesia is sometimes needed — not because the child is “difficult,” but because they need treatment in the safest and least traumatic way possible. 🤍
Dental care should never feel like emotional survival.
We treat the teeth, but we also protect the child.
By 𝓓𝓻. 𝓨𝓸𝓶𝓷𝓪 𝓢𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓐𝓫𝓭𝓮𝓵𝓐𝔃𝓲𝓶. A pediatric Dr. Yomna Said Abdel Azim is a pediatric dentist and the founder of Child and Mom Dental Clinic.