Pediatric Dentistry

Prevention is always better than cure

A child is nature’s most benevolent creation. The child is not just a miniature adult but a dynamic organism undergoing constant mental, physical and emotional changes. Oral health has to be started at the very beginning of the baby’s birth Pediatric dentistry is a branch of dentistry that concerns dental and oral health in children. Since oral and tooth injuries start in childhood and adolescence ‘prevention and treatment of these injuries are very important in this period. Primary teeth are the valuable assets of a child. In children, milk teeth/primary teeth play a vital role in eating, phonetics, esthetics, and also as a space maintainer for permanent teeth. Often problems in milk teeth in the form of pain and swelling can cause distress to the child, leading to the inability to chew or speak properly or even may affect the appearance of a child. For this reason, pediatric dentists not only can increase the level of knowledge of children and adolescents in oral health but also can prevent many abnormalities in the mouth and teeth. On the other hand, a pedodontist in addition to knowledge of dentistry has learned the principles of behavioral control of children. The dentist will provide attractive and pain-free behavioral therapy techniques for children. The difference between children’s dentistry and other branches of dentistry is how to deal with children.