Pedodontics
Children have a total of 20 milk teeth in the mouth. The first task of milk teeth is to provide nutrition for the child. The proper development of speech is also directly proportional to the presence of milk teeth. The job of the deciduous teeth is to protect the space they occupy for the permanent tooth that will replace them and to guide the permanent tooth as it erupts. When the deciduous tooth is extracted prematurely, this natural placeholder function disappears.
Pedodontics
Things to know about pedodontics
The first aim of pediatric dentistry is to take precautions to prevent dental problems and to guide children towards a caries-free future. The procedures applied for this purpose are called Preventive Dentistry Practices.
According to recent studies on the frequency of caries, it has been observed that the frequency of caries in children increases to 90% both in the period of deciduous dentition between 2-6 years of age and in the period of mixed dentition between 7-12 years of age. Therefore, it is of great importance to apply caries prevention methods to protect the child’s future oral and dental health and, most importantly, their general health.
Pedodontics
Pediatric dentists perform these preventive applications at the right time according to the child’s dental and age development to protect children from dental caries, which significantly affects their oral and dental health as well as their general health. For this reason, you will completely protect your child from dental caries by having your child’s first oral and dental examination from the age of 1 and having oral and dental checks and care at intervals determined by your pediatric dentist (1 in 4-6 months).
What is the role of a Pedodontist?
- Ensuring that children do not develop fear of dentists.
- Identifying the child’s caries risk group and organizing individualized preventive programs.
- To inform both the child and the family about oral and dental care.
- Regulate the child’s eating habits.
- Protective applications that can be applied before tooth decay occurs Fissure sealant or fluoride application.
- To perform restorative and endodontic treatment of deciduous and young permanent teeth.
- To check the regular progress of the child’s jaw and tooth development.
- Performing preventive orthodontic treatments.
- Treatments to stop bad oral habits. (Finger sucking, nail biting, pencil biting etc.)
- Extraction of milk teeth and, if necessary, making placeholder and child prosthesis.
- If the child has suffered a dental trauma, to carry out follow-ups and treatments related to this.
- To perform dental treatments of children requiring special attention under sedation or general anesthesia under operating room conditions.