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Cavity and pain
My five yr old daughter having cavity problem in inner teeth both side I consult wid the dentist she removed all cavity and permant filling done after 25 days for this treatment my daughter have high pain in right side of that tooth now she is telling one type of root canal treatment I will give but she r not giving me assurity for that after treatment how long time she will be OK. I m confused and also dentist not telling me how much infection in the tooth.
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Hi...in case, tooth is having pain after permanent filling, then the infection is very deep involving the pulp, so root canal treatment with stainless steel crown, followed with antibiotics and pain killers are advisable.
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It seems that infection in your daughters teeth has reached the pulp and roots of teeth. Since she is just 5 years old I will strongly suggest to save those teeth by Root Canal treatment. Because Apart from chewing milk teeth are also important for proper growth of permanent teeth and face
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You can take 2 nd opinion or go to Pediatric Dentist. As such there is no guarantee of Root Canal treatment but properly treated teeth stays for years. In your daughter's case they should stay good till parmanent teeth erupts.
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If after the permanent restoration/ filling there is severe pain then it means that the infection has gone deep inside the pulp chamber, which is not coming out and getting collected.
The amount of infection present is difficult to know unless one checks the patient clinically or you share the radiograph of that tooth.
Next Steps
The only treatment to save the tooth in this case is Root Canal Treatment. Patient can get a second opinion also, as checking and diagnosing the problem clinically is very important.
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The milk teeth of children are very precious and you should always try to save them, as they maintain space for the permanent teeth to come in the Dental arches. Otherwise the alignment of permanent teeth can spoil and later on patient may require braces.
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Dr. Shruti Joshi
Dentist
19 yrs exp
Thane
Hi,Please visit a Pedodontist or children dental specialist who after xray will do root canal treatment followed by stainless steel cap in one sitting & the treatment will be for long term till the permanent teeth come & she will be comfortable in 2 to 3 days (antibiotics & painkillers will be prescribed)
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Dr. Suman Makam
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23 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello,
Mam,If the pulp is infected,then Root canal is the best option to preserve the tooth till the permanent tooth erupts in its place.Visit a paedodontist to get the treatment done.
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Dr Sumanmakam
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