It is the branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of milk and permanent teeth in children. Milk teeth begin to erupt in approximately the 6th month of infancy, and 20 milk teeth are completed in the mouth by the age of 2.5-3. Around the age of 6, the first permanent tooth begins to erupt, finding a place in the growing jaw, behind the milk teeth. In this period, called the mixed dentition period, other permanent teeth will begin to replace the milk teeth. This period continues until all permanent teeth are replaced in the jaw at the age of 12-13.
Parents should pay attention to their children's oral hygiene from the moment the first milk teeth begin to erupt. Even if the teeth of very young babies have not been brushed, the baby's mouth should be gargled with water after meals and the teeth should be wiped with a clean piece of cloth. Parents can gently brush the teeth of babies over 1 year old with small toothbrushes, using little or no paste. Starting from the age of 2.5-3, the child should be taught and encouraged to brush his teeth. Habits acquired at a young age will be more permanent and a generation that brushes their teeth regularly can be raised on the way to becoming a civilized individual.
Constantly giving children milk containing sugar or other sugary foods, or giving them pacifiers with honey or jam on the end, can be used to raise milk. It will cause your teeth to decay rapidly. Having milk teeth in a healthy state in the mouth is not only important for the child's digestive and general health system, but also for the healthy eruption of the permanent teeth that will replace them. The cavities of primary teeth that need to be extracted due to decay or fracture should be filled with space-maintaining appliances. Otherwise, other teeth that will slide into the gap may occupy the place of the permanent teeth that will erupt from below, causing the tooth to erupt to a different location than its normal position. Or that tooth may never grow and remain impacted. This situation causes the need for surgical and orthodontic treatments in the future.
If infected milk teeth are not treated, they can damage the underlying permanent tooth germs. Children should be taken to the dentist for regular check-ups, preventive treatments should be performed, and if crooked dentition is noticed, orthodontic treatment should be performed at an early age. r.
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