DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Pediatric Dentistry, from birth to adolescence (0-15 years old) tooth mouth and tooth fragment; this is the Department of Experiment in the world, domestic and applying it all over the world. These specially trained dentists are called Pedodontists, and this branch of dentistry is called Pedodontics. Scope of work;
• Tooth decay works,
• Teeth and restorations of decayed primary and permanent teeth,
• Plan of teeth that cannot be treated,
• It will be formed by the proper assembly of an appliance, which will be related to the emergence of early age losses,
• Follow-up, treatment and long-term periods of trauma teeth and support patients,
• Tooth eruption and follow-up of dentition and the course of deviations from normal,
• Protectors and environmental orthodontic interior
• Practices such as diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of gingiva in childhood and young children are included.
In addition to healthy children, children with special care needs, chronic systemic diseases, individuals with syndrome, physical and/or mental disabilities also benefit from the examination, treatment and follow-up services of the pediatric dentistry department.
The treatment of patients who cannot adapt to dental treatments due to their young age, physical and/or mental disability, cannot cooperate, who have a syndrome and who need multiple dental treatments at once, can be treated in the general anesthesia unit. These treatments are performed by an anesthesiologist and pediatric dentist under operating room conditions.
Importance of Primary Teeth
In our country, primary teeth are not given importance by most individuals because they are teeth that change when the time comes. However, due to the loss of primary teeth in the early period, more serious problems are encountered in the future. For this reason, it is necessary to know the importance and duties of primary teeth very well.
The primary task of deciduous teeth is to ensure the proper nutrition of the child. In addition, the proper development of speech also depends on the presence of primary teeth.
Primary teeth protect the area they cover for the permanent tooth that will replace them and guide it while the permanent tooth is erupting.
When the primary tooth is lost in the early period, this natural place-holding function also disappears. The caries formed in the primary teeth create foci of infection in the child, and also make feeding difficult. Loss of primary teeth can negatively affect the appearance and speech of the child, and psychological problems may occur in the child.