Pediatric Dentistry at Antalya Dental Hospital, Turkey
Pediatric Dentistry: What Are They, Benefits and Cost
ANTALYA DENTAL HOSPITAL KIDS – dentistry in a form of child-friendly, responsible treatment. Children are not just little adults, rather they want to be addressed and treated in a completely different way.
Providing the best dental care for kids.
Children need just as much dental care as adults. For parents like you, we know how important it is to find a pediatric dentist that provides a positive and gentle experience for your child.
Here at the Antalya Dental Clinic, we focus on developing the trust of our younger patients and making sure they have tons of fun every time they come for a visit. If it is your first time to bring your child to the dentist, or are looking for specialized care, you never have to worry because our specialist pediatric dentist is trained to treat and look after the oral health of infants, toddlers, children as well as those with special needs.
Start early. Build the foundation ofa healthy smile today!
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that you bring your child to a pediatric dentist as soon as the first tooth erupts and no longer than his or her first birthday. During these early appointments, our pediatric dentist focuses on preventative care and educating parents on good oral hygiene, proper nutrition and oral habits. All these are essential in setting the foundation for a lifetime of healthy smiles.
When necessary, our pediatric dentist will offer recommendations and treatments based on your child’s age, ability to cooperate and other behavioral aspects. We take all these into consideration to deliver non-traumatic, comprehensive and comfortable dental care.
We provide the followingpediatric dental care for kids:
- Comprehensive children’s dental check-up
- Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) – caries arrest treatment
- Preventative & restorative dentistry
- Primary teeth endodontics
- Pulpotomy and pulpectomy
- Permanent teeth endodontics
- Apexification and apexogenesis
- Interceptive orthodontics
- Crossbite correction
- Myofunctional therapy
- Habit breakers
- Space maintainers
- Fixed space regainers
- Removable interim partial dentures
- Oral surgery
- Tooth extraction
- Exposure of unerupted teeth
- Trauma care for primary and permanent teeth
- Conscious sedation
- Full mouth rehabilitation under general anesthesia
Need more advice?
If you need free and impartial advice about your oral health, contact our Antalya Dental Hospital Helpline by email or call +90 242-999-1227 (local rate call in the Turkey).
Our Antalya Dental Hospital Helpline is completely confidential and has helped almost 20,000+ people. Contact our experts by telephone, email or online enquiry, Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 18:00.
Frequently Asked Questions About Dental Health
FAQs
Our FAQs are the most commonly-asked questions put to our Dental Helpline over the last year. If you have a question for us, you can ask our Dental Helpline by telephone or email. Alternatively, please take a look at our library of oral health information, which contains a wide range of oral health advice in an easy-to-understand Q&A format.
Yes. Most dentists recommend using fluoride toothpaste to prevent decay. Fluoride has been proven to reduce tooth decay by at least 40 percent, so everyone should be encouraged to use fluoride toothpaste. There may already be fluoride in your drinking water. Research has shown that children living in areas that don’t have fluoride in the drinking water have more tooth decay than children living in areas that do have fluoride in the drinking water. Ask your dental team what amount of fluoride is right for you.
It is important to use only a small, pea-sized amount of toothpaste for children, as they are likely to swallow some of it. All children up to three years old should use a toothpaste with a fluoride level of at least 1000ppm (parts per million). After three years old, everyone should use a family toothpaste that has 1350ppm to 1500ppm of fluoride. After brushing you should spit out the toothpaste rather than rinsing, to prevent the fluoride being washed away.
If your dental team feel that you have a high risk of tooth decay, they may recommend and prescribe a toothpaste with more fluoride in it. This high level of fluoride can offer more protection to people more at risk of decay.
Unfortunately, dental x-rays sometimes don’t show up the cracked tooth. This is because the x-ray beam must be parallel to the crack before it can penetrate it.
However, sometimes other signs of a crack may show up. With a vertical root fracture, if the crack has been there long enough, vertical bone loss near to the root can be seen. Your dentist may use a bright light or a magnifying glass to find the crack. They may also use a special dye to follow the course of the crack.
Gum disease is described as swelling, soreness or infection of the tissues supporting the teeth. There are two main forms of gum disease: gingivitis and periodontal disease.
The dentist will prepare the tooth to the ideal shape for the crown. This will involve removing a layer of the outer surface, leaving a strong inner core. The amount of the tooth removed will be the same as the thickness of the crown.
Once the tooth is shaped, the dental team will take an impression (mould) of the prepared tooth, one of the opposite jaw and possibly another to show the way you bite together.
The impressions will then be given to a dental technician, along with information about the shade to use and any other information they need.
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