Pedodontics

Pedodontics, also known as Pediatric Dentistry, is the department that aims to protect the health of milk and permanent teeth of 0-14 age group children and to treat the diseases that occur. In case of damage to milk teeth or possible damage to the child's teeth, pedodontics comes into play. Pedodontics actually detects many elements that fall into the field of orthodontics at an early stage. Only the pedodontics clinic can make the most accurate determinations, especially for families who come with complaints such as thumb sucking. While a successful pedodontist follows the development process of the child, he or she diagnoses any problems that may arise or may arise in the mouth and jaw structure early and draws a treatment plan accordingly. It is important to prepare the child for the next years with the best treatment method in the development process in order to prevent an uneasy oral health. Every precaution taken in the early period means that tooth loss will come to the fore and at the same time, the innocent smile in childhood will be preserved in later years.

The main treatments that fall into the application area of ​​Pediatric Dentistry can be listed as follows:
● Correct oral hygiene practice training
● Regulation of diet and nutrition
Some applications such as fissure sealant, fluoride gel, fluoride varnish, which are protective measures against dental caries.
● Treatment of traumas in teeth
● Tooth extraction
● Placeholder application
● Practices aimed at eliminating bad habits (such as thumb sucking, nail biting, tongue thrusting)
● Fillings in milk teeth and newly erupted permanent teeth
● Root canal treatment
● Amputation
● Prevention of fear of the dentist that may occur in children through the application of behavior guidance techniques.
● Treatment of very young children, children with anxiety and fear that prevents treatment, or children with disabilities under general anesthesia or sedation

Pediatric Dentistry treatments cover children between the ages of 0-14. In this process, there is the edentulous period before the deciduous teeth erupt, the eruption period of the deciduous teeth, the period when the deciduous teeth are completed, the permanent teeth begin to erupt, the mixed dentition in which the milk and permanent teeth are together in the mouth, and finally the period when the permanent teeth are completed.