How to treat tooth decay in children

When we are very young, we often have cavities. Some serious ones may last into adolescence or teenage years. How do we treat children’s cavities? If the mouth is not cleaned regularly, it will be infected by bacteria and cause tooth decay, so we must keep the mouth clean. Many children like to eat candy. The large amount of sugar in candy is the main cause of tooth decay. So how do we treat children's tooth decay?

Children's tooth decay not only makes them painful and lacking in confidence, but it is also likely to affect the growth of their permanent teeth in the future, making their teeth ugly for life. Oral experts remind parents to pay attention to and observe their baby’s teeth regularly. If they find small white patches or black spots on the teeth, they should be alert to whether their baby has cavities. Oral experts say: Caries in deciduous teeth must be treated in time, otherwise it will cause great harm. Let’s look at how to treat it.

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In the case of caries that occur on the occlusal surface of the back teeth, the adjacent surfaces and the labial and buccal surfaces, the dentist will choose to use small tools to gently remove the small black spots, and then repair them with resin filling materials that are close to the color of the teeth. This can achieve a color and shape close to that before the caries, so that the tooth problem can be well controlled.

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For caries that have already formed cavities, the dentist will use professional tools to thoroughly clean the decayed part of the tooth, then place it behind a medicine to protect the dental pulp, and then use a resin filling material that is close to the color of the tooth to repair the tooth and restore the normal shape and color of the tooth.

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For deep caries, if the pulp is exposed during or after the removal of the carious part, or if the caries has developed into pulp disease, it will be necessary to continue to treat the pulp. If the pulp at the root of the tooth can be preserved, we will only remove some of the crown.

The pulp is removed and the pulp at the root of the tooth is preserved, which is called "pulpotomy". If the pulp at the root of the tooth cannot be preserved, the pulp at the root of the tooth must be removed, which we call "root canal treatment of deciduous teeth." After the pulp is treated, the smaller cavities in the crown can be filled with dental filling materials. For larger cavities, which are prone to fall off when using filling methods, they can be repaired with "primitive molar inlays".

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For teeth with severe crown defects, it is necessary to use ready-made crowns for deciduous molars, commonly known as "deciduous tooth caps" to restore the teeth to a good appearance and achieve a more lasting treatment effect, but this situation usually takes a longer time.

The issue of how to treat children's tooth decay should attract the attention of parents, because many tooth decays ultimately result in tooth extraction. Only those who have experienced it know the pain, so try to minimize the harm to children. Of course, children themselves should learn to protect their oral health in life, eat less or no sugary foods, and brush their teeth frequently before going to bed and after meals.