Oral health during prenatal period and infancy

Abstract

In our country, level of oral health is quite low. Prevalence of dental caries in the groups of 6-and 12-year-olds is about 90%. However, in order to increase the level of oral health, population should be informed by physicians, pediatricians, and dentists on basic oral health care activities from the beginning of gestation. Therefore, current knowledge on tooth development during prenatal period, oral health during infancy, and baby-bottle caries was overviewed in this article.