Introduction to Pediatric

Dentistry
 Definitions
I. Pediatric dentistry:
• Is an age defined specialty that provides both primary and
comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for
infants and children through adolescence, including those with
special health care needs.

II. Child:

• Biologically, a child is anyone in the developmental stage of

childhood, between infancy and adulthood.

• Child is “every human being below the age of 18 years unless

under the law applicable to the child”
• Pedodontist or Pediatric dentist:

• A specialist in the field of dentistry dealing

particularly with the oral health care of
children, from infancy through the teenage
years.
What is the differences between adult and
child
o Pharmacokinetics:

• Uptake of drug and reabsorption

• Drug metabolism

• Drug excretion
What is the differences between adult and
child

o Emotional differences:
• Treatment relationship
with pediatric patient, (dentist) : (child + family)
with adult patient , (dentist) : (patient).
What is the differences between adult and
child
o Emotional differences:
• Fear of unknown
What is the differences between adult and
child
o Emotional management
• management
What is the differences between adult and
child
o Emotional differences
• Concentration time
Children has short concentration time than
adult.
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

I. Growth and development

o Growth and development of craniofacial
o Development and eruption of teeth
o Morphology of primary teeth
o Development of occlusion
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
I. Growth and development
o Growth and development of craniofacial
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

I. Growth and development

• Development and eruption of teeth
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

I. Growth and development

• Morphology of primary teeth
 Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

I. Growth and
development
• Development of occlusion
 primary occlusion (20 teeth)
 start to erupt at 6 month to 30
months.
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
I. Growth and development
• Development of occlusion
 Mixed dentition
from 6 years to 13.
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

II. Behavior management of child patient

• Physiologic management

• Pharmacological behavior management technique

 Conscious sedation
 General anesthesia
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

II. Behavior management

of child patient
• Physiologic
management of child
patient (non
pharmacological
management)
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

II. Behavior management of child patient

• Pharmacological behavior management
technique
 Conscious sedation
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

II. Behavior management of child patient

• Pharmacological behavior management
technique
 General anesthesia
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

III. Preventive dentistry

o What to prevent
• Dental caries
• Periodontal disease
• Dental trauma
• Malocclusion
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
III. Preventive dentistry
o What to prevent?
• Dental caries
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

III. Preventive dentistry

• Oral hygiene
• Diet counseling
• Fissure sealant
• Fluoride
• Regular dental visit (every 3-6 months)
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry

III. Preventive dentistry

• Oral hygiene
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
III. Preventive dentistry
• Diet counseling
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
III. Preventive dentistry
• Fissure sealant
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
III. Preventive dentistry
• fluoride
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
III. Preventive dentistry
• Regular dental visit
(every 3- 6 months)
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
IV. Restorative dentistry
• Operative dentistry
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
IV. Restorative dentistry
• Pulp therapy
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
IV. Restorative dentistry
• Traumatic management
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
V. Orthodontics
• Preventive orthodontics
 Space maintainer
Different aspects of pediatric dentistry
V. Orthodontics
• Interceptive
orthodontics