Most common dental problems seen in child patients are:

(A) Dental caries - Often parents are concerned about blackish/brownish appearance of the tooth/teeth with complaints of dental pain and sensitivity, food entrapment.

(B) Malalignment of tooth/teeth, spacing between the teeth.

(C) Oral habits - Thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, lip biting and others. These may in future invite orthodontic problems. So, contact a dentist early.

(D) Gum disease - Gingival bleeding.

(E) Some child patients come with early tooth loss.

(F) Delayed exfoliation of tooth/teeth.

(G) Delayed eruption of tooth/teeth.

(H) Accidents causing dental trauma - Tooth fracture, jaw bone fractures.

(I) Discolored tooth, broken tooth.

(J) Discharge of pus in relation to tooth.

(K) Mobility of tooth, teething pain.

Etc.