Pediatric dentistry covers the treatments applied between the ages of 0-16, that is, from birth to the end of adolescence, in order to ensure the permanent and healthy development of children’s milk teeth. Dentistry, which works with different methods including preventive, preventive and therapeutic, is also called Pedodontics.
The process that begins with the emergence of the first teeth of babies is defined as the eruption of milk teeth and this process is completed when the baby reaches the age of 3 years. During this period, the periodic examination of the child by a baby dentist forms the basis for the child to have a healthy tooth structure in the future. In the period after the end of infancy, both milk and permanent teeth are located in the mouth. It is recommended that the child be checked regularly to prevent the possible dental problems that the child will experience during this period between the ages of 6 and 12 from growing further in later ages.
How Does Pediatric Dentistry Work?
All our patients who apply to our clinic for treatment are examined by our specialist dentists and diagnosis and treatment methods are determined. Within the scope of the examination, the radiography (X-ray) scans needed for the treatment of the problems experienced by our baby or child are also performed in our clinic and the treatment process is planned. In the light of the data obtained as a result of the examinations performed during the examination and diagnosis process, examination appointments are arranged for our patient and the treatment process is maintained regularly.
The following treatments are performed in our clinic by treating many different dental problems depending on the oral and dental structure of our child, by treating them with personalized methods and preventing them from experiencing greater problems in later ages;
- Milk tooth extraction
- Procedures aimed at preventing tooth decay,
- Treatment of carious milk teeth and permanent teeth,
- Preventive and preventive treatments,
- Correction of tooth alignment by using treatments and dental aperas applied to eliminate the problems experienced due to early tooth loss,
- Treatment of traumatic tooth and tissue injuries,
- Diagnosis and treatment of gum diseases,
- Root canal treatment
- Filling
- tartar cleaning
As pedodontic physicians, the fact that our patients who apply to our clinic are children makes it obligatory to make the diagnosis and treatment with different approaches. When planning the treatment of the patient, ensuring the participation of the parents in this process should be a part of the treatment. The adaptation of our children, who cannot adapt to the treatment physically or mentally due to their young age, is a situation that requires knowledge and skills about child psychology.
Apart from such situations that require special care, our patients who cannot adapt to the treatment due to their physical and mental disabilities or who have difficulty in establishing a cooperation are also treated using special methods in our clinic. In some cases, the problems requiring surgery of our patients who prefer our clinic and visit our clinic from distant cities on a daily basis are eliminated in completely sterile environments in our operating room in our clinic. Such operations performed by the anesthesiologist and pediatric dentist are performed under operating room conditions and with great care. All our children, who are treated with personalized methods in our clinic, are taken to the monitoring programs at determined intervals after the treatment and regularly checked and the problems that may arise in this period are intervened instantly and the problem is solved from the foundation.
When Should Children Be Brought to the Dentist?
As pediatric dentists, we work on the oral and dental health of our children between the ages of 0 and 16 in our clinic. We respond to every age and every dental problem with different treatment approaches, including the milk tooth extraction after tooth decay seen in children who start in infancy and continue to use bottles despite being over 1 year old. We recommend our parents who apply to our clinic, which meets all the expectations of our children about 0-16 years of age dental treatment with great care, to continue the controls that start at a young age in a certain routine until adolescence.
Thanks to the protective and preventive measures that start in infancy and should last until adolescence, it is possible for our children to develop in a healthy way without experiencing dental problems for a lifetime. For this reason, it is very important to maintain dentist appointments routinely with the emergence of babies’ milk teeth in order to prevent possible dental problems in the future.
How Should Child Dental Care Be Done?
Oral and dental care in children should start at an early age, and parents should make their children understand the importance of personal care. Dental care, which should be among the habits acquired at a young age, is the basis for the healthy development of teeth. Although dental care is usually undertaken by parents until the age of 9-10, dental cleaning should be taught as a game at an early age and the child should be made into a habit. Since the dental care of babies and the dental care of children over 3 years of age will vary, the recommendations and dental care methods to be given by specialist dentists are of great importance in terms of dental health and development.
In order to encourage dental cleaning and oral care, special brushes with fancy and soft hair should be taken for children, and care should be taken that the toothpastes used are of a quality that will create a desire to use in the child. In addition, until the child takes oral and dental cleaning for granted, parents should clean their teeth and use toothbrushes with the child.
Pediatric Dentistry Treatment Prices
Pediatric treatment prices vary according to the treatment to be applied. After the preliminary examinations of all our children who apply to our clinic, the treatment methods to be applied and the treatment expenses are clearly stated to the parents. Since the prices of milk tooth filling in our clinic or the prices for different problems that are needed will vary, it will be healthier to get the price by coming to the preliminary examination first.
Clinically, our priority in solving children’s dental problems is to prevent our children from encountering bigger problems in later ages by ensuring that they have a healthier tooth structure and to ensure that they have healthier and more aesthetic appearance teeth throughout their lives.
