CHILDREN'S DENTAL PROSTHETICS: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
Abstract
Children's prosthetics, as a separate subject of dentistry, arose comparatively, in the 30s of the last century. There was an opinion that it was not advisable to carry out dental treatment during the period of temporary occlusion, and there was no question of prosthetics for children. The doctors were divided into two groups: the first group believed that significant deformations would not occur in a relatively short period of time (3-4 years), while the second group found a relationship between early loss of teeth and large changes in the dental system. So the early loss of the second temporary molars contributes to the movement of the first permanent molars to the place of the last ones . According to the results of some studies, it was concluded that after tooth extraction, bone tissue is formed over a long time, which further contributed to the retention of the permanent tooth. The destruction of the crowns of the teeth as a result of caries and its complications violates the fissure- tubercle contact, helps to reduce the bite. In addition, changes in the dental system affect the work of the whole organism. So, when a tooth was removed, food intake was disturbed, which gave echoes in the work of the gastrointestinal tract. Defects in the teeth in the frontal section leads to changes in the phonetics of the child, which greatly affects his psycho-emotional state. Thus, experts came to the conclusion about the need for prosthetics of defects in the dentition in children. The main task of children's dental prosthetics is the prevention of dentofacial anomalies and the preservation of the normal functions of the dentoalveolar system.