What is pedodontics
Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry), 0-16 6ti (Pediatric Dentistry), is a department that aims to protect the milk and permanent teeth of 0-13 age group children in a healthy way, and to eliminate the problems caused by caries, trauma, hereditary and similar factors in these teeth. Pedodontics is a branch of dentistry that follows and treats the oral-dental health and maxillofacial development of children from infancy, and also includes preventive measures.
On the first birthday, visit the pediatric dentist. It would be very useful to repeat these visits every 2-3 months. Clean your child's teeth only with a toothbrush before both night sleep and daytime naps. Help him in oral care until all of his milk teeth are erupted (2.5-3 years old).
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARIES (Bottlebottle Caries) IS DEFINED AS THE SITUATION WHERE ONE OR MORE ROOTS, LOST TEETH OR FILLED TOOTH DUE TO DIES, DUE TO DIES, IN CHILDREN aged 71 MONTHS OR LESS.
When your baby's teeth start to come out, you should meticulously follow these precautions:
· Do not put your baby to sleep by breastfeeding.
After cleaning your teeth with a wet cloth, put them to sleep.
· Never put your baby to sleep with a bottle filled with sugar, honey and milk mixture.
· Do not force your baby to finish the formula in the bottle. This approach may cause the child to vomit.
If bottle feeding is in question, do not put the bottle in your own mouth to check the temperature.
Fruit juices, which are very useful for children, can cause tooth decay when they are filled in a bottle and given continuously.
When the child is 1 year old, stop breastfeeding and using bottles and get used to drinking liquid foods with a glass.
· Clean your child's teeth only with a toothbrush. Help him in oral care until all of his milk teeth are erupted (2.5-3 years old).
Importance of Milk Teeth
There are 20 milk teeth in total. The primary task of milk teeth is to provide nutrition to the child. In addition, the proper development of speech also depends on the presence of milk teeth. Milk teeth protect the area they cover for the permanent tooth that will replace them and guide it while the permanent tooth is erupting. When the primary tooth is pulled out early, this natural place-holding function also disappears. The primary aim of pediatric dentistry is to take measures to prevent dental problems and to guide children to a caries-free future. The procedures applied for this purpose are called Preventive Dentistry Practices.
30.03.2022