Pedodontia

Pedodontics is the field of pediatric dentistry. In this field, it is aimed that the dental treatments of children aged 0-13 are applied suitably for their age. There are 20 milk teeth, of which 10 is at the top and 10 at the bottom. They usually take their place in the mouth around the age of 2.5-3 and they leave their place to permanent teeth from the age of 6. The health of milk teeth is so important for child development. Besides milk teeth helping mastication function in children, they take part in correct teeth alignment by guiding permanent teeth erupting below. It also benefits social communication by helping to talk and to make sounds correct. Milk teeth serve as natural space maintainers by melting slowly during permanent teeth erupting. Extracted milk teeth early can cause teeth to shift to the gap till the eruption of permanent teeth. This can lead to permanent teeth eruption problems and crooked teeth. For this reason, the health of milk teeth is so important for children, and it should not be neglected. They can decay expeditiously by being affected especially soft and refined food and beverages too quickly. A child’s diet and oral care are so important for these teeth to remain in place until permanent teeth erupt. In case tooth problems are not treated, it may cause ache, inflammation, and as a result loss of tooth earlier than expected. Tooth brushing in children should be done regularly and in detail. Parents should make sure that their children’s teeth are cleaned with suitable toothpaste and soft bristle toothbrush after every meal. In addition to oral care at home in children, protective treatments that pediatric dentists apply are quite beneficial.