Dentists are often faced with a situation when parents do not consider it necessary to treat caries in milk teeth, believing that they will soon spontaneously fall out. Nevertheless, the initial caries should be treated without looking back at the fact that after a while the child will have a change of milk teeth for permanent ones. After all, the presence of food debris in carious teeth is the basis for the reproduction of putrefactive bacteria and the cause of bad breath, which can cause ridicule and hostility from peers.
Instructions
Step 1
Limit the baby's diet, and exclude completely acidic juices and sugar-containing foods from evening and night feedings. Consult a pediatrician, keeping in mind that the progression of caries, especially when it affects all surfaces of several groups of teeth, usually occurs in children with reduced immunity.
Step 2
Choose a clinic whose specialists are able to find an individual approach to your child. In the event that a child has a negative experience of treatment, it will be difficult for him to get rid of the fear of the dentist.
Step 3
Remember that on the first visit (if there is no acute toothache), the dentist, as a rule, performs application therapy using special solutions or gels containing calcium, phosphorus and fluorine, which restore the mineral composition of the teeth. Since it has been proven that the increased susceptibility of deciduous teeth to caries is due to a lower degree of mineralization of dentin and enamel of these teeth. After remineralizing therapy, carious cavities are limited, and their edges are denser. Before starting treatment, the doctor will perform oral hygiene by removing all dental deposits. In addition, at the same time, the doctor will show you how to properly brush your teeth, give recommendations on the shape and size of the toothbrush, and on the child's nutrition.
Step 4
Be aware that after 2-3 sessions (about 10-15 days) of remineralizing therapy, the carious cavity will be treated directly. The choice of anesthesia method will depend on the behavior and mood of the child, on the severity and depth of tooth damage. In difficult cases, it is possible to organize treatment under general anesthesia. In the conditions of progressive dental clinics, the method of treating carious lesions of tooth enamel without a drill is used. The essence of the method is to impregnate the affected tooth tissue with a special preparation that seals the surface, stopping the development of the putrefactive process. This method does not require anesthesia and preserves the tooth tissue.
