Pediatric Dentistry (Pedodontics)
Pedodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with babies and children from birth to 13 years of age. The upper limit can be specified as 16 years old.

In the department of pedodontics, also known as pediatric dentistry, preventive measures are in the first place. The main purpose of the pedodontics department is to take measures to prevent the formation of problems related to oral and dental health and to bring children to the future in a healthy way in their teeth. All of the procedures applied for these goals are called preventive dentistry.

Pedodontics deals with the follow-up and treatment of the development of the jaw area in addition to oral and dental health issues, including the protection of milk and permanent teeth of infants and children.

Why is Pedodontics Important?
In order to have a strong and healthy mouth and teeth in adulthood, it is very important to give adequate and correct oral and dental health education at young ages. Gaining the habit of oral and dental health education starts at a very young age. For this reason, it is critical that education on this subject is given from an early age. Considering that education starts in the family, it is very important for dentists to be in constant contact with families.

Your pediatric dentist;

• Helping to gain healthy eating habits,
• To provide parents and children with necessary information about oral and dental health,
• To provide education for the prevention of early childhood caries,
• Treatment of problems caused by trauma,
• Orthodontic appliances,
• Tooth extraction,
• Orthodontic treatments,
• Treatment of hereditary problems,
• Teeth grinding treatment,
• Gum disease treatment,
• Applies endodontic treatments.

Visit your dentist on your child's first birthday. Clean your child's teeth with a toothbrush after sleeping at night and breakfast in the morning. Help him in oral care until all of his milk teeth are erupted (2.5-3 years old).

Baby Bottle Caries (Early Childhood Caries)
In children aged 7 years or younger, one or more primary teeth are caries, tooth loss due to caries, or a filled tooth.
Do not put your baby to sleep by breastfeeding. The sugar in milk after breastfeeding can also cause tooth decay. Therefore, brush your teeth before going to bed or go to sleep after cleaning your teeth with a wet cloth.

Do not put your baby to sleep with a bottle filled with sugar and honey milk mixture.
Do not force your baby to finish the formula in the bottle. This can cause the child to vomit and food to get into the respiratory tract.

If bottle feeding is in question, do not put the bottle in your own mouth to control the temperature, the bacteria in your mouth will pass to your child.
You can cause tooth decay when you constantly give fruit juices to your children by filling them in bottles.

When the child is 1 year old, stop breastfeeding and using bottles and get used to drinking liquid foods from a glass.

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 are in for the permanent teeth that will replace them and guide them while the permanent teeth are erupting. When the primary tooth is pulled out early, this natural place-holding function 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.