Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric dentistry is a specialty focused on the oral care of children, aged from birth to adolescence. The specialist in charge is usually either a dentist or a stomatologist.
The specialty focuses on oral health issues which are uniquely exclusive to children, such as baby teeth of jawbone growth development. In addition young children are often unable to maintain adequate oral health, and are particularly nervous or tense when undergoing dental treatment.
The importance of oral health in children
In addition to the aesthetic prominence of a great smile, the mouth plays a fundamental part of the digestive system. Oral health has a direct impact on a person’s nutrition, which is of significant importance during childhood and adolescence. Children’s oral health helps them to grow strong and healthy.
<<A bad dental experience in childhood can dramatically compromise oral and dental health for the rest of their life, and it is common to find patients who have not been to the dentist as adults because they were traumatised by dental treatment during their childhood>>.