What is Pedodontics?

Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry) is a department that aims to maintain the healthy milk and permanent teeth of children aged 0-13, to eliminate the problems caused by caries, trauma, hereditary and derivative causes in these teeth. Pedodontics is a branch of dentistry that monitors and treats the oral and dental health of children from infancy and the development of the maxillofacial region, as well as includes preventive measures. Pedodontists perform preventive and therapeutic treatment and preventive practices according to the oral and dental health needs of infants, children and adolescents during this period.

- Oral and Dental Care and Nutrition Recommendations
- Children's Prostheses
- Tooth Extraction
- Protective and Preventive Applications against Dental Caries; Fluoride Gel, Fluoride Varnish, Fissure Sealer
- Treatment of Dental Traumas
- Endodontic Treatments (Root Canal Treatments, Amputations)
- Bad Oral Habits (Finger Sucking, Nail Biting, Lip Biting, etc.) Treatments Aimed at Stopping
- Restorative Treatments for Milk and Young Permanent Teeth (Fillings)
- Placeholders Baby teeth have a total of 20. The most important task of milk teeth is to ensure the nutrition of the child. In addition, the proper development of speech also depends on milk teeth. Milk teeth protect the area they cover for the permanent tooth that will replace them and provide guidance to it while the permanent tooth lasts. When the milk tooth is pulled out early, this natural placeholder disappears.



What are the Protective Applications?

The first goal of pediatric dentistry is to take measures to prevent the occurrence of dental problems and to guide children to a caries-free future. The treatments applied for this purpose are called Preventive Dentistry Practices. For preventive applications aimed at preventing dental caries, great importance is attached to educating the child and his family about oral and dental health and nutrition. Preventive dentistry applications include superficial fluoride and fissure Decongestant treatment.



What Are Fissure Sealants Useful For?

It is a fluid filler that closes the deep and decay-prone fissures (grooves) on the chewing surfaces of permanent teeth, preventing bacteria from reaching here and thus preventing caries. Fissure sealer applications should be checked strictly every 6 months.



What is the Fluoride Application?

Fluorine is an element that prevents tooth decay and strengthens the structure of teeth. Since the enamel of the teeth has not fully matured when the teeth are first applied, newly applied teeth are usually more resistant to caries and provide caries formation. Fluoride protects the tooth against acid attacks by strengthening the tooth enamel and therefore helps to prevent the formation of dental caries. Professional superficial fluoride application is a preventive treatment that can only be applied by dentists. Superficial fluoride should be applied by a dentist every 6 months.