Area of dentistry that takes care of oral health of children and adolescents, aiming to diagnose, prevent, treat and control oral health problems of infants and children, seeking to avoid future problems.
Currently the promotion of oral health is performed through effective prevention techniques such as maintaining a healthy diet, correct oral hygiene and absence of harmful habits.
Children and adolescents should be educated about oral health care early on when they are still infants, so that they have correct information about brushing, diets, plaque control, among others. It is important that the child make a preventive evaluation of caries and periodontal problems even if at that time she does not have problems with cavities.