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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Decay In A Child

My daughter has just turned 4 years old. She has a small amount of baby bottle decay on her 2 front teeth. It is basically 2 small brown marks on the front of her teeth towards the top but not touching the gum line. She is under the regular care of a dentist who has said that the rest of her teeth are perfect and that we should just leave them to fall out. I have tried to discuss treatment options with him such as bonding but he just seems to fob me off saying it is not necessary at it is not too bad and not painful. My concern is that my daughter is going to get bullied when she starts school in September this year. I have recently read an article that dentists in the UK avoid treating milk teeth as they don’t receive any extra payments from the government and I just want to be sure that he is giving us the best advice and not just trying to save cash. I have no problem paying for any appropriate treatment.
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
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Dentist,  's  Response
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Nursing bottle caries is usually treated depending on the extent of the cavities, the teeth may be treated with fillings or crowns. Your dentist can best advise you as to how these teeth can be treated. The dentist will place tooth-colored fillings on the front teeth if needed.

I would advice you to have the teeth filled by the tooth colored filling to avoid further pain and chances of infection.You can always go for a second opinion from a pedodontist and have the fillings done.

Hope this was helpful.
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S's  Response
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The decayed deciduous front teeth can be restored with glass ionomer cement.
If the tooth has just yellow or brown discoloration, then no need to fill, just maintain the oral hygiene by proper brushing. The incisor teeth will exfoliate by the age of 6-7years. till then or till it starts shaking maintain the teeth in there position. Once it starts shaking you can go for extraction.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Decay In A Child

Thanks for using health Care Magic. Read your query. Nursing bottle caries is usually treated depending on the extent of the cavities, the teeth may be treated with fillings or crowns. Your dentist can best advise you as to how these teeth can be treated. The dentist will place tooth-colored fillings on the front teeth if needed. I would advice you to have the teeth filled by the tooth colored filling to avoid further pain and chances of infection.You can always go for a second opinion from a pedodontist and have the fillings done. Hope this was helpful. Thanks and regards.