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Should primary teeth be treated?
While primary teeth undertake chewing, speaking and aesthetic duties, they must also complete their physiological service period in the mouth in order to guide the eruption of the permanent teeth that will emerge behind them, to protect their successors' places in the mouth, and to form adult-type interdental relationships.
Until what age do primaryteeth remain in the mouth?
Primary teeth begin to erupt in the mouth between 6 and 12 months, and the eruption of 20 primary teeth into the mouth is completed in the 30th and 36th months. Primary teeth begin to fall out from the mouth, starting from the age of 5.5-6 until the age of 12. Especially in the mixed dentition period, where primary and permanent teeth coexist, dental treatment needs may not be taken into consideration due to the expectation that the rear molars will fall out. However, prmary molars change between the ages of 9-10 and 11-12.
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Why should caries in primary teeth be treated?
Relieving pain and discomfort
Preventing infections in jaws and permanent teeth
Prevention of general infections
Promoting the maintenance of good oral health
Maintaining good chewing function, aesthetics and well-being
Ensuring permanent teeth erupt into a healthy oral environment
Preventing negative dental relationships