I have quest ion about my son of two years old milk teeth.?
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You should take your child in for dental treatment immediately if his teeth are as badly decayed as you say they are. The child’s teeth should have been brushed or wiped clean before bed and then only given a water bottle at bedtime to help prevent this decay from ever starting.
Yes, the decay can and possibly has effected the permanent dentition.
Yes, the teeth can be repaired if not to badly decayed. It will be expensive because most will probably need pulpotomies and stainless steel crowns to save them.
The ones that can't be saved, will need to be extracted and then later will need space maintainers placed so that his dental arch doesn’t collapse due to the missing deciduous teeth. If not the missing teeth will cause over crowding in the permanent dentition to take place because of stunted mandible and maxillary arch growth.
I have to say this and hope you will listen and understand that I'm not being judgmental, but only trying to help you to understand. Even a child's milk teeth are sensitive, and decay, especially when it reaches the nerve can cause him a great deal of dental pain without him “being able to tell you it hurts.”
These teeth can and "do" abscess just as an adult tooth does, when left untreated this active infection can travel through the blood stream causing serious and sometimes life threatening results.
Your son needs to be seen by a dentist and treated with antibiotics as soon as possible. I understand it is expensive but this is very serious and can affect your child’s life, not just his teeth. Please see a dentist or pedodontist soon for your son's sake. You are looking at many visits to repair what has been done, with a great deal of expense added to boot. All of this could have been avoided by watching what he drinks and teaching him to brush correctly. A two year old can't brush thoroughly, they need the guidance and assistance of a parent. Good luck.
The Dentist is the place to go with him, RIGHT NOW!! The Dentist will tell you to slow down wit hthe sugary juices and down to more just water. Kids will drink what they like if we let them. They will also eat only their favorite foods if we let them. As parents we need to show them the right way, then treat them when they deserve it. Juices are fine, once a day, every 5 minutes is REALLY bad.
his is probably sucking a bottle or a Binky these things will rot his teeth
You shouldnt have let you child drink juice especially out of a beaker or bottle. Milk or water should be the only drink you give your child so stop giving juice now before even more teeth rot. He is in the early stages of tooth decay and needs to see a dentist promptly to sort this out, unfortunately there is probably nothing cosmetic he can do so you will have to wait until his adult teeth come through.
Seek dental consultation for your son's teeth. He needs to be drinking water & not sugary juices. Try brushing his teeth three times a day for healthy teeth overall.
your best option is a pediatric dentist. if the teeth are not too badly damaged they can but composite crowns on his front teeth. they will be able to take care of all problems he has. for a child his age there are two possible options. They can do conscious sedation's in the office, which would require him to take a sedation medication in the office prior to treatment. this will be mixed with nitrous oxide(laughing gas), he will be awake during treatment but very relaxed and loopy. however because he is so young, if there is additional work to be done they can do iv sedation's. He will be treated in a hospital setting under general anesthesia. he will be put to sleep and all work will be done at once. as long as he is getting fluoride, there should be no problem with his adult teeth. for young children fluoride is very important in how healthy and strong the adult teeth come in. as far as preventing further problems, you need to eliminate sugary drinks except at meal time. no sugary candy. if he carries a sippy cup fill it with water through out the day and at bed time. hope this helps. if you have ant more questions you can send me a message.
It's too difficult to answer this without looking at your son.
The main point here though is that the sooner you get him to the dentist, the more likely it is that treatment can be done.
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