It is a dental branch that deals with children from birth until adolescence besides being specialized in the baby's deciduous (milk or baby) teeth and ways to prevent and treat their distortion.

Dentists give advice on caring for children's teeth to be strong; as well as the importance of developing healthy eating habits to prevent dental diseases, avoid infection and suffering from dental problems. Furthermore, the advice of doctors is important in order to preserve the deciduous teeth until they are lost naturally, this is due to their importance in allowing food to be chewed properly and thus maintaining child’s good nutrition. Also, educating parents about the child’s dental care methods to prevent decay, detect early stages of tooth decay, growth and development information, finger sucking habits, and others.

What are the importance of deciduous teeth?
The milk teeth play their role in preserving the positions of the permanent teeth, as their early removal causes the appearance of curvature or problems in the jaw. The milk teeth also contribute to strengthening the muscles and bones of the jaw. The deciduous teeth must remain until the age of 6 - 12 years in order to preserve the integrity of the mouth.

Extraction of deciduous teeth:
This procedure is sometimes necessary to improve child's general health due to several reasons, including severe tooth decay and as part of orthodontic treatment, in addition to other cases that include:
- Total dental caries that cannot be cured with a composite filling.
- Severe inflammation that affects the blood vessels, nerves, and other tissues in the center of the tooth, which cannot be fixed by any other treatment.
- Unnecessary extra teeth that prevent other teeth from growing properly.
- Tissue around the tooth is infected, which causes gum disease.
- The tooth has broken and cannot be restored with bonding material.

Children's composite filling:
There are many types of dental fillings for children, including colored fillings, which are designed specifically to attract and encourage children by choosing the child's favorite color. It is one of the latest types of dental fillings for children, and there is another type, which is optical filling, that is often the same degree of tooth color.


Root canal treatment in children
Root canal treatment in children is performed in some causes such as accidents or more often tooth decay.

Cracks cover:
It is a treatment method that includes covering the cracks and holes in the upper and lower jaws with a liquid-based filling material, in order to protect the cracks and holes in the teeth from the accumulation of food residues inside them, to ensure the ease of cleaning them with a brush and reduce the possibility of being infected with caries.

Strengthen teeth with fluoride:
Fluoride (sodium fluorine) gel is applied inside the special stamps of different sizes according to the size of the upper and lower jaws of children from 6 years to 12 years old every 6 months.

Children's artificial crowns:
Chrome steel crowns are prefabricated crowns used on the primary teeth, this crown completely covers the tooth and protects it from fracture and other complications. When it is the time for the primary tooth to fall outside the mouth to make room for the permanent tooth, the crown also falls naturally with the tooth.

Children’s artificial teeth:
It is the installment of a denture if one of the milk teeth fell prematurely, as a result of an accident, or an infection with decay.This denture works to preserve the position of the original tooth, preventing the movement of other teeth in this space, which hinders the emergence of permanent teeth after that.

Common dental problems in children:
- Tooth decay.
- Dental injuries and bruises
- Tooth decay resulting from breastfeeding.
- Gingivitis.

Precautions to avoid dental problems:
- Preventing children from feeding materials other than water, especially sugary drinks during sleeping.
- Avoid feeding bottles at the age of 12-14 months old.
- Avoid dipping a pacifier in sugary food.
- Avoid eating sugary food.
- Clean children's teeth and gums with a wet tissue after eating.
- Examining the child's teeth when they first appear.
- Training the child to use cups after the 12 months old.


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