Dental Treatments

Pedodonty

Pedodontics, a word of Latin origin, means "children's teeth". Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry) is the health protection and treatment of milk and permanent teeth of children aged 0-12. So, what do pedodontists do?

Pedodonty's Topic

In humans, milk teeth usually begin to erupt in the 6th month after birth, and a total of 20 primary teeth are completed by the age of 2.5 years. Milk teeth show structural and anatomical differences compared to permanent teeth, and these differences make them more resistant to caries and abrasion. While the baby teeth with caries cause pain and related malnutrition during feeding in the child, at the same time, the decayed milk teeth lose their size and cannot hold enough space for the permanent teeth. This may invite space shortages that may occur in the future. With the pedodontics area, a solution can be easily found for dental diseases at a young age.

Who Takes Care of Pedodonty?

The pedodontist monitors the oral and dental health, jaw, and facial development of children from infancy, and performs all preventive and therapeutic treatments and preventive applications according to the needs.

What Does a Pedodontist Do?

Pedodontists turn the dental treatment into an enjoyable game for children.
Informs both the child and the family about oral and dental care in children.
They regulate the preventive applications that can be applied before tooth decay occurs.
They check the regular progress of the child's jaw and tooth development.
Performs preventive orthodontic treatments.
Provides treatments for stopping bad oral habits. (Finger sucking, Nail biting, Pen biting, etc.)
They make the extraction of milk teeth and, if necessary, placeholder and child prosthesis.
If the child has experienced dental trauma, he/she carries out the follow-ups and treatments.
Performs dental treatment of children who require special attention in operating room conditions.

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