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Good news and bad news at the dentist
Filed under: Big Kids, Places To Go, Health & Safety: Babies
I've been spending an awful lot of time in the dentist's chair lately. An old root canal went bad, another tooth needed a crown and my wisdom teeth had to come out. All in all, it's been a painful and expensive year for my mouth.
On my last visit, I brought Ellie along for her cleaning and checkup. I had been dreading her appointment because I was nervous about what the dentist might find. Ellie is pretty good about brushing and flossing, but at her last checkup, she had several cavities. Over a period of about two months, we had those cavities filled and stepped up our efforts at keeping her teeth clean.
This time, the dentist had good news and bad news. The good news is she has no new cavities. The bad news is one of the fillings from last time isn't doing so well. From what I understand, baby teeth don't always hold large fillings very well and that is the case with this tooth. She hasn't complained of any pain, but the dentist says it shows signs of infection and recommends that the tooth be pulled. As if that wasn't bad enough, the tooth right next to it looks questionable as well. He wants to pull them both and place a spacer in there until the permanent teeth erupt. Christy did not have these dental problems and I am a little freaked by the idea that Ellie will be missing two teeth for at least three years.
I've decided to take her for second opinion, just to be sure. Have you dealt with having baby teeth extracted with your child? Is this really necessary?
On my last visit, I brought Ellie along for her cleaning and checkup. I had been dreading her appointment because I was nervous about what the dentist might find. Ellie is pretty good about brushing and flossing, but at her last checkup, she had several cavities. Over a period of about two months, we had those cavities filled and stepped up our efforts at keeping her teeth clean.
This time, the dentist had good news and bad news. The good news is she has no new cavities. The bad news is one of the fillings from last time isn't doing so well. From what I understand, baby teeth don't always hold large fillings very well and that is the case with this tooth. She hasn't complained of any pain, but the dentist says it shows signs of infection and recommends that the tooth be pulled. As if that wasn't bad enough, the tooth right next to it looks questionable as well. He wants to pull them both and place a spacer in there until the permanent teeth erupt. Christy did not have these dental problems and I am a little freaked by the idea that Ellie will be missing two teeth for at least three years.
I've decided to take her for second opinion, just to be sure. Have you dealt with having baby teeth extracted with your child? Is this really necessary?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
7-19-2007 @ 5:21PM
Marsha said...My 7 year old just had 4 teeth removed with a space maintainer cemented in to keep the space open until the teeth grow. Her's was a root canal that "didn't take." I didn't even know that was possible, so I was a bit frustrated that pulling the tooth wasn't told to me as an option in the first place. But she's fine, she just got her space maintainer and we have to be extra careful with brushing. It's good to know she's not the only one. Good luck with yours.
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7-19-2007 @ 6:02PM
Ann Adams said...We've been quite lucky with cavities but Rebecca (youngest) chipped a tooth when she was just toddling. It turned dark but the dentist ground it down and put an ugly metal cap on it rather that pull it.
Eventually, the tooth fell out and her permanent tooth came in with no problems.
As for pulling them, I don't know. It may be better than constant infections or pain as long as a spacer is put in. I'd probably do it rather than subject a child to root canal on a tooth they'll lose in a couple of years anyhow.
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7-19-2007 @ 8:51PM
SoccerMom (http://soccermomoftwo.blogspot.com/) said...My eldest had a tooth pulled and a spacer put in for the exact same reason... it went well and no real problem there. My youngest fell face forward one day on a sidewalk and had to have his two front teeth pulled... that we went to a pediatric dental specialist for that. Good luck with her experience!
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7-19-2007 @ 11:15PM
rebecca Biernesser said...coming from a person that lived in a dental chair and had wayyy toooo many teeth (I have had over 13 pulled b/c I had three sets of teeth in some places), I wouldn't worry about pulling baby teeth. You know the teeth are going to come in and a spacer will be in place. I would worry more about a dentist that wanted to do a root canel and cap a baby tooth...(had it happen)
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