Paediatric dentistry
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Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam, I have an eleven-year-old son. His lower first molar hurt and he received a filling. A few months later he had pain again. The tooth was treated, but because the pain did not stop, we were told there was no solution and that it should be extracted. There is now medication in the tooth (at present it does not hurt) and we are waiting for the extraction recommended by the pediatric dentist. In the meantime, my own dentist advised me not to have the first molar extracted because the child is still too young. What do you advise? Thank you for your answer. Kind regards
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam! The solution depends on the overall dental status (too little or too much space in the jaw, type of bite), any orthodontic anomalies, and of course local problems affecting the tooth itself that could make normal root-canal treatment difficult or even impossible. If several factors favor preserving and treating the tooth, we try to treat it; if not, we extract it. I could give you a precise answer after a clinical examination and an X-ray. Have a nice day!
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