What to do if an 8-year-old child has tooth decay

The most common disease for eight-year-old children is tooth decay, especially for children who love sweets. The chance of tooth decay will be higher. Therefore, parents must pay special attention to the cleanliness of their children's teeth and brush their teeth in the morning and evening. This can avoid many dental diseases. If it has already occurred, it can only be alleviated appropriately through some drug treatment.

1. Medication

Drug treatment is a method of using drugs to inhibit the development of caries on the basis of grinding away caries. It is suitable for shallow caries in permanent teeth that have not yet formed cavities, and shallow and medium caries cavities in deciduous front teeth. Commonly used drugs include silver nitrate and sodium fluoride.

2. Amalgam filling

For teeth that have already formed substantial defects, filling surgery is currently the most widely used and most effective method. The basic process can be divided into two steps: first remove the carious tissue and the weak tooth tissue that has lost its support, and then make the cavity into a reasonable shape according to certain requirements. Then it is filled with filling materials to restore its inherent shape and function. Suitable for filling cavities in back teeth and hidden areas of front teeth.

Suitable for filling front teeth and back tooth cavities that are not subjected to chewing forces.

4. Acid etching photosensitive composite resin filling

The indications are the same as those for composite resin filling, and it is also suitable for cases with many tooth defects, poor retention, and covering discolored teeth.

A restoration made of metal or other materials that fits the tooth cavity and is embedded in the hole is called an inlay; the one that covers the occlusal surface is called a cap inlay. Applicable to: ① Those with larger cavities on the posterior occlusal surface or those with possible fracture of the posterior teeth; ② Those whose occlusal cavity filling cannot restore the adjacent relationship with the adjacent teeth; ③ As a semi-fixed bridge abutment.

Caries, commonly known as tooth decay, is a bacterial disease that can lead to pulpitis and apical periodontitis, and even cause inflammation of the alveolar bone and jawbone. If not treated promptly, the lesions will continue to develop, forming caries holes, and eventually the crown of the tooth will be completely destroyed and disappear. The ultimate result of its development is tooth loss. The characteristics of dental caries are high incidence and wide distribution. It is a common oral disease and one of the most common diseases in humans. The World Health Organization has listed it as one of the three major preventable diseases in humans, along with tumors and cardiovascular diseases.