Child Preventive Dentistry

Oral and dental health during childhood seriously affects future oral and dental health. Therefore, quickly solving the problems that occur during this period and preventing new problems from occurring is of great importance in preventing serious problems in the future.

Dentists who perform all kinds of treatment and preventive dentistry procedures on children and have received special training in this field are called pedodontists (child dentists) and this branch of dentistry is called pedodontics. Pedodontics is basically divided into 2 parts:

1-Treatment of existing problems:It covers all treatments such as filling, root canal treatment, extraction, space maintainer.

2- Preventive dentistry applied to prevent problems from occurring: These practices are performed to protect teeth against decay. Nowadays, preventive medicine, which we can call stopping the problem before it occurs, has gained importance in dentistry, as in every field of medicine. Preventive dentistry is of great importance, especially in children. It is preferred that children's first encounter with the dentist is about preventive dentistry, as it is an effortless, cheap and painless procedure.

Pedodontics A.D. Frequently Asked Questions:

 

Answer: Children should be taken to the dentist regularly every 6 months, starting from their very young ages (6 months - 1 year old), so that the child can meet this environment and come without fear, and parents should ensure that their children's dental health is maximized. They should learn what they need to do to keep it at the level. In addition, in this way, major problems that are difficult to compensate can be detected and intervened before they occur or grow.

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