Pedodontics (Child Dentistry)
What is Pedodontics (Child Dentistry)?
What is Pedodontics?
Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry) is a department that aims to protect the healthy milk and permanent teeth of children aged 0-13 and to eliminate the problems caused by caries, trauma , hereditary and similar factors in these teeth. Pedodontics is a branch of dentistry that monitors and treats children's oral and dental health and jaw-facial development from infancy onwards, and also includes preventive measures. During this period, pedodontists perform all kinds of preventive and therapeutic treatments and protective practices according to the oral and dental health needs of babies, children and young people.
Oral-Dental Care and Nutrition Recommendations
Children's Prostheses
Tooth extraction
Protective and Preventive Practices Against Tooth Decay; Fluoride Gel, Fluoride Varnish, Fissure Sealant
Treatment of Dental Traumas
Endodontic Treatments (Canal Treatments, Amputations)
Treatments to Stop Bad Oral Habits (Thumb Sucking, Nail Biting, Lip Biting, etc.)
Restorative Treatments (Fillings) in Primary and Young Permanent Teeth
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Why Are Milk Teeth Important?
There are 20 milk teeth in total. The most important task of milk teeth is to ensure the nutrition of the child. In addition, the proper development of speech depends on the presence of milk teeth. Milk teeth protect the space they occupy for the permanent tooth that will replace them and guide the permanent tooth while it erupts. When a primary tooth is extracted early, this natural placeholder function is eliminated.
What are the Protective Practices?
The primary goal of pediatric dentistry is to take precautions to prevent dental problems and guide children to a cavity-free future. The procedures applied for this purpose are called Preventive Dentistry Practices. For preventive practices to prevent tooth decay, great importance is given to educating the child and his family about oral and dental health and nutrition. Superficial preventive dentistry practices fluoride and fissure sealant procedures are included.
fissure sealants used for?
It is a fluid filling material that closes the deep and decay-prone fissures (grooves) on the chewing surfaces of permanent teeth , does not allow bacteria to reach there, and thus prevents decay. Fissure sealant applications should be checked every 6 months.
What is Fluoride Application?
Fluoride is an element that prevents tooth decay and strengthens the structure of teeth. Since the tooth enamel is not fully mature when the teeth first erupt, newly erupted teeth are generally less resistant to decay and prone to decay formation. Fluoride strengthens tooth enamel, protects the tooth against acid attacks and therefore helps prevent tooth decay. professional superficial Fluoride application is a preventive method that can only be applied by dentists. superficial Fluoride should be applied by a dentist every 6 months.