What to do if children have rotten teeth

It is quite common for children to have rotten teeth. Many children like to eat sweets during childhood. If they do not pay attention to personal hygiene at this time, it is easy to cause tooth decay, which will make the teeth turn black and rot. At this time, you must seek medical attention in time and take appropriate methods to treat it according to the severity of the symptoms of tooth rot. If the teeth are more serious, they must be extracted.

What to do if children have rotten teeth

1. Mild tooth decay: The treatment effect is best in the early stage of tooth decay, but there is no pain in the early stage of tooth decay. When it is discovered in time, the cavities can be filled by choosing appropriate materials. First, the damaged tissue around the cavity is removed, and then filled with appropriate materials to restore the integrity of the tooth surface and prevent the continuation of tooth decay.

2. Moderate tooth decay: In the middle stage of tooth decay, you will feel tooth pain when eating and will be very sensitive to sour and sweet foods. At this time, root canal treatment should be used. Root canal treatment is to remove necrotic materials in the root canal, perform appropriate disinfection, fill the root canal, and then seal the caries cavity, which can effectively treat mid-stage tooth decay.

3. Severe tooth decay: The cavities in the later stages of tooth decay will be particularly obvious, causing severe pain and unbearable suffering. The dental pulp is infected by bacteria and becomes necrotic. The bacteria may even spread from the dental pulp through the tooth root to the nearby periodontal tissues, causing inflammation or abscesses. In this case, the only treatment for the decayed tooth is extraction.

Can children's decayed teeth be extracted?

Although deciduous teeth are small, once they develop caries, the harm can be serious. Parents must correct wrong ideas such as "baby teeth need to be replaced, no need to see a doctor" and "just pull them out" and pay attention to them as early as possible.

Tooth extraction is only one way to treat tooth decay

Filling treatment (tooth filling) After removing the decayed tooth tissue, use materials that are close in color to normal deciduous teeth to restore the appearance and function of the deciduous teeth as much as possible.

For children who have already developed pulpitis and periapical inflammation, root canal treatment must be performed first to completely remove caries-causing bacteria and necrotic substances in the root canal and control the development of periapical inflammation before the tooth can be filled.

Tooth extraction and space maintenance Extracting children's decayed teeth should only be considered as a last resort. If the defect area is very large, only residual roots and crowns are left, and the periapical inflammation is likely to have affected the permanent tooth germ, the residual roots and crowns can only be removed. The remaining gaps between missing teeth should also be filled with space maintainers. This should be considered comprehensively based on the child's age and dental X-rays.