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Baby teeth pain
My 6 year old son facing upper right side baby teeth pain issue.
Due to cavity and gums issue dr suggest us for root canal.
But just we want to confirm that root canal is feasible treatment for 6 yr old child.
Or is there any other treatment available.
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If the Xrays suggest that your child would require a root canal treatment, then the suggestion is to go ahead with it..
Pulpectomy is the term used for root canals in children.. It is a procedure to prevent premature extraction of milk tooth as every tooth has a particular age to shed off..
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Yes it is very much possible & in many cases for milk tooth this is the scenario.
so don't worry, trust your dentist & go ahead with the treatment. if left untreated it can cause more harm in the future
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Hi..yes root canal is safe and only method to treat tooth cavity related infections irrespective of any age.
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RCT can be done in a 6 yr old. It is not at all risky ideally. In fact it may help in preventing infection or injury to the developing permanent tooth bud lying below it.
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Go for it.or if child is not cooprsting then dr place a medicine in cavity which make pulp dead.and then go for rct.its a painless process
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Hi.. a RCT can be done in a 6 year old..There is absolutely nothing to worry!!
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Dr. Shweta Nihalani
Dentist
15 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Yes, root canal treatment is both feasible and important to be done as otherwise the tooth may get decayed further and require extraction. Keeping in mind the age of the child you will have to go with space maintenence as otherwise permanent tooth will have problems in erupting. So better to act early get root canal treatment with a cap placed.
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Dr. Shweta Motla
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13 yrs exp
Noida
Root canal can be done .
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