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Are all teeth of a 3 year old (including molar and premolar) regenerative? I mean can it regrow once decayed and derooted?
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All teeth in a 3 year old are primary milk teeth and are going to be succeeded by permanent teeth from 6 years onwards....
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regular follow up with dentist for any decayed teeth to treat them, so they can be preserved and maintained till the eruption of permanent teeth...
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otherwise if extracted or kept grossly decayed might effect the developing permanent teeth or may result in crowding in permanent dentition due to space loss
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As these are milk teeth which you are taking about so they will replace by permanent teeth at a certain age by that time you have to take the child to the dentist or a pedodontist to remove the caries & restore the teeth for years
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All the teeth in a 3 year old child's mouth are milk teeth which have two functions....to help the child chew and to maintain space for the permanent teeth until they are ready to erupt. At age 6 without any tooth falling four new molars will erupt from behind these teeth. If your child's teeth are decayed and in bad condition these permanent molars may also get decayed soon. These are the 1st molars which do about 80 percent of you chewing. I would strongly recommend to get decays in milk teeth filled or treated. And do not take it lightly alter child's eating habits and hygiene habits.
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Dr. Sudhakar
Endodontist
25 yrs exp
Chennai
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Ya from 6 years onwards the milk tooth in lower front will shed off followed by upper tooth. All molars too will shed subsequently. Advice for night brushing and mouth rinse to avoid cavity formation.
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Dr. Nikhil Zaparde
Pediatric Dentist
6 yrs exp
Thane
No teeth once destroyed by caries cannot regenerate themselves however these primary teeth will be replaced by permanent teeth from the age of 6 yrs to 12 yrs. Till then it is very important to undergo comprehensive dental treatment of all the decayed teeth for the physiological well being of the child.
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Consult a Pedodontist / Dentist for the dental treatment.
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Dr. Priya Verma
Dentist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
Teeth do not regrow but after milk teeth are lost new set of permanent teeth will erupt from the age of 6 years onwards. But it is important to preserve milk teeth so that new teeth come in a proper position
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