How early treatment of pediatric dentistry can prevent tooth decay in children Oral hygiene early in the life of children can help keep their teeth strong and big, maintain healthy gum and make their smile bright. Poor eating patterns, food choices, and inadequate tooth brushing habits lead to tooth decay. Some research suggests that children […]
Category: childhood diseases
West syndrome Symptoms and Treatment
What is it ? West syndrome, also known as infantile spasm, is a rare form of epilepsy in infants and toddlers during the first year of life, usually between 4 and 8 months of age. It is characterized by spasms, stopping or even regression of the baby’s psychomotor development and abnormal brain activity. The prognosis is highly […]
Noonan Syndrome Symptoms and Treatment
What is it? Noonan’s syndrome is a disease affecting different parts of the body. It is characterized by unusual facial features, small build, heart defects, blood circulation problems, skeletal malformations and other clinical signs. People with this condition have distinctive features such as a deep groove between the nose and mouth, widening of the space between […]
What is spina bifida? Type and Treatment
The Spina Bifida means a congenital malformation (visible at birth) which is characterized by poor development of the spine . This abnormality causes paralysis and other complications such as loss of leg sensitivity and urinary disorders . There are several types of spina bifida and their origin is unknown. The folic acid helps women of childbearing age to reduce the risk of spina bifida. The term spina-bifida means in Latin “spine split […]
Infant rubella (6th disease) Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What is infantile roseola? The childhood roseola is distinct from roseola adult (rash febrile adult who may be particularly syphilis, a sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)). The infantile roseola is still called 6 Th disease or exanthem sudden. It is a disease of early childhood, usually benign and healing in a few days. Roseola is caused by a virus of the herpes viridae group, HHV 6. Possible […]
Plagiocephaly Symptoms and Treatment
What is it? Plagiocephaly is a deformity of the infant’s skull giving it an asymmetrical shape, often referred to as the “flat head syndrome”. In the vast majority of cases, it is a benign abnormality that resolves before the age of two years and results from the supine position on the baby’s back. But, much more rarely, […]
The Noma disease Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Noma, whose name comes from the Greek “devour”, is a form of facial gangrene (tissue death, or necrosis) that mainly affects children suffering from malnutrition, poor general health, and poor health. Oral hygiene. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 140,000 people worldwide have the disease each year. Noma, also called cancer is, begins with a lesion in […]
Kawasaki disease Symptoms and Treatment
What is it? Kawasaki disease, or Kawasaki syndrome, is an acute systemic inflammatory disease that occurs primarily in children under 5 years of age and can lead to serious heart damage and death. It is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in industrialized countries in Asia, Europe and North America. Cases are observed all […]