Children's Dental Treatment

Why we treat milk teeth

Milk teeth should be treated just like permanent teeth. Dental caries brings many problems such as pain, odour, abscess, difficulty in chewing. Milk teeth have important functions until a certain age. Fulfilment of chewing functions, development of facial muscles, ensuring proper eruption of permanent teeth are very important for aesthetics and speech. Early loss of these teeth with the thought that "new teeth will come anyway" will affect the child negatively in many ways. Children with decayed chewing teeth avoid eating or chew with only one side. Children with decayed front group teeth avoid laughing and may be bullied by their friends in social environment. As a result of the rapid progression of caries, dental infections occur and bad conditions such as abscess, swelling of the face, fever, difficulty in swallowing can be encountered. With early detection of dental caries, it is possible to perform dental treatments without the child feeling pain.

With early detection of dental caries, it is possible to perform dental treatments without the child feeling pain.

How can I teach my children the habit of brushing their teeth?

Çocuklar ebeveynlerini taklit eder. Çocuğunuzun en büyük rol modeli sizsiniz. Çocuğunuza verdiğiniz ‘dişlerini fırçala’ komutu genellikle havada kalır. Siz dişlerinizi fırçalarsanız çocuğunuz da fırçalar. Bunu oyun oynar gibi eğlenceli hale getirmek de en güzel yöntemlerden biridir.

When should I take my child to the dentist?

It is very important for children to meet the dentist for the first time. When the milk teeth begin to erupt, that is, between 6 months and 1 year of age, a dental examination should be performed. The first check is very important for the current and future oral and dental health of the child.

Children should meet the dentist before they meet toothache. Before coming to the dentist, they can be made to watch episodes of their favourite cartoons about the dentist and read books. Discourses such as 'Do not be afraid, it will not hurt' cause panic and fear for the child. You should introduce your child to the dentist without delay by avoiding words such as 'needle, fear, pain, tooth extraction, blood'.