Paediatric dentistry
This question is more than six months old, so the information in the answer may no longer be accurate.
Visitor asks:
Hello! I have an eight-and-a-half-year-old son. I took him to a pediatric dentist who, at the previous visit, indicated that we would only close a small cavity and that nothing would hurt. The child has no pain. At the visit, however, the dentist suddenly wanted to extract the roots of a deciduous tooth without any warning. This has happened to us for the second time and the child no longer has any trust because they always tell him that next time it will not hurt, and then he suffers. When I remarked that this did not seem right to me, the dentist immediately stopped and agreed not to perform the procedure. I would like to know whether deciduous teeth really need to be extracted. I do not remember our teeth being extracted when we were children, since I understand they eventually fall out on their own. Thank you for your answer. Rajko
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Rajko! The decision to extract deciduous teeth depends on various factors, which I do not know in the problem you describe. I am convinced that the treating dentist made the correct decision. We ourselves try to perform invasive procedures under local anesthesia. Some children accept it more readily, others less so. In my opinion, a child should also be told that the procedure may hurt a little, but that it is worth tolerating it briefly. Psychological preparation of the patient comes first in this regard. Have a nice day!
✦ This content was translated from the original with the assistance of an AI translation system.
← Your questions