Derya Tabakcilar - Yeditepe University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
Dilek Ozge Yilmaz - Beykent University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Figen Seymen - Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Koray Gencay - Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics, Istanbul, Turkey.

Hormones are one of the main mechanisms that control metabolic events in the human body. Growth and development are increasing in direct proportion to the regular release of hormones at normal limits. However, imbalances in the hormonal system affect growth and development negatively. The purpose of this review is to examine the growth-development status of the patients in pedodontic and orthodontic treatment planning; acknowledging the dentists about the effects of hormones on dental and bone development in patients with hormonal disorders, and evaluating these factors in the light of the published studies released in recent years. In the light these data reported by these studies, it will be more accurate and reliable when children’s dentists and pediatricians consider the growth and developmental stages of children during the dynamic process of accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Hormones, Dental development, Odontogenesis, Hormonal factors