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Pediatric Dentistry (Pedodontics) is a specialty that deals with the protection and treatment of primary and permanent dentition in children aged 0-15.
Starting from infancy, oral hygiene education for mother and child, preventive applications for caries, treatment of decayed teeth in primary and permanent teeth, root canal treatment applications in advanced caries, treatment of young permanent teeth that have not completed their development, tooth extraction, placeholder applications after tooth extraction, preventive orthodontic applications. It is one of the most comprehensive branches of dentistry that deals with many issues such as emergency interventions for traumatized teeth, treatment of gum diseases.
Pediatric dentists aim patients to get to know and love the the clinical environment and dentist, and to carry out treatments comfortably when necessary, from the first session they meet with the dentist, by using psycho-social approaches and behavior guidance techniques specific to children. For this reason, it is important for children to have their first dental appointment with a pediatric dentist so that they do not experience dental anxiety and fear of the dentist in their future life.
Children who are too young to have complex dental treatments on the chair, who are afraid of the dentist or treatment tools and children with special needs: Many teeth can be treated in a single session under general anesthesia . Sedation applications may be preferred in dental procedures that can be completed in a short time in children who cannot adapt due to similar reasons .