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Removing a child's tooth?

  • 04-06-2018 8:30pm
    #1
    osarusan
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    Hi,

    My son (7) has a filling in one of the milk teeth on his upper left side,but still experiences occasional (but sharp) pain in the tooth. Some time after doing the filling, we visited the dentist again because of the pain. The dentist applied some kind of coat that needed UV light to activate it, but there is still occasional pain even now.

    The dentist also said that if that doesn't work, there may be no option but to remove the tooth, as children's teeth don't react well to other treatments that would be considered for adults.

    We are not at that stage yet anyway, but we were surprised to hear the dentist talk about removing the tooth so quickly.

    I just wanted to find out if, even from the very brief description I provided, this would or would not be fairly common practice when it comes to kids.


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  • #2
    Fishorsealant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 258 ✭✭Fishorsealant


    It's difficult to tell without all the information.Could you not ask the dentist instead about the treatment options?

    Of course teeth are extracted in children.
    Usually unless the tooth is extremely broken down and unrestorable there exists potential treatments other than extraction due to the consequences of early loss of primary teeth. However these would have to be assessed on a case by case basis.

    The tooth is likely a primary molar and your child is 7 so it's fair to say that the tooth will be around for a good few years before it exfoliates. This would make me more inclined to do some treatment if deemed appropriate.

    There are potential options before extraction such as replacing the filling, taking radiographs to check for decay , pulp treatment, if symptoms resolve and some decay then the hall crown is a very good technique.

    All speculation here. The dentist who saw your child and had all the info at hand is in the best position to answer your questions.


  • #3
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,760 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Thanks for that.

    Yes, even though there are a number of other treatments, the dentist seemed to think that extraction of the tooth (a premolar) would be necessary.

    But, as you say, the dentist has all the information available to them, and I am sure they would not make such a decision lightly.

    Anyway,as I said, we are not at that stage yet - the pain is occasional but brief, and doesn't seem to be getting any more frequent. Hopefully it will never come to that.


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