[Tasks of pedodontics from the viewpoint of maxillofacial development]

Out of every 100 children, only two to four develop a set of teeth which is free of disturbances. Eugnathia is common, but the condition does not require orthodontic treatment. The beginning stages of maldevelopment may be overlooked if the parents do not take their children to the dentist regularly. The consequences of premature teeth loss for the first and particularly the second dentition may be considerable; the sensitive development of dentition may be disturbed. Maldevelopment in the mixed dentition period however may be the cause of early space loss. If lack of space is severe, the neighboring deciduous teeth are also forced out by the cause of early space loss. If lack of space is severe, the neighboring deciduous teeth are also forced out by the erupting teeth. On the one hand, this loss tends to increase the lack of space and therefore all the detrimental consequences. Dental care of children requires the knowledge necessary to directly establish and immediately correct incipient disturbances in development in addition to the recognition and treatment of diseases of the teeth and the periodontium.