Primary teeth provide cosmetics, phonetics, mechanical digestion and bone growth. A major function of the back primary teeth, which usually do not come out until about 10 to 12 years of age, ... My six year old has several fillings already in her baby teeth. Is it really necessary to put fillings in baby teeth?
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For example, parents should begin cleaning a baby's teeth as soon as they emerge. Children under six-years-old need to have adults help them with brushing and flossing. Even children in the six to ten age range should have parents check after brushing and flossing to ensure an adequate job was done.
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Do baby teeth need to be filled since they are going to fall out anyway?; The last baby tooth falls out usually at age twelve. A child can have a toothache that can last many years if fillings are not done.
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This is what our ped dentist did too because my dd's cavities were too bad to fill. Turns out, she has a genetic (according to the dentist) lack of enamel. (Sort of a relief that it wasn't due to lack of brushing ) Our ped dentist says th...
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There is a widespread belief that baby teeth don’t have a nerve supply, and so don’t need to be filled. This is nonsense. If there is decay in baby teeth it needs filling, otherwise the decay will worsen and cause pain. ... Mercury amalgam fillings are the subject of enormous controversy. Amalgam is a toxic substance...
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Cavities in children ages 2 to 5 increased to 28 percent between 1999 and 2004, from 24 percent between 1988 and 1994. More tots are visiting dentists for fillings and tooth restoration. ... Believe it or not, baby teeth need flossing. Start as soon as two of your child's teeth touch each other. You especially need to...
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My four year old needs fillings? Why don't we ... During the time the baby tooth is prematurely missing, the other teeth will shift and grow into the wrong areas and the adult teeth will usually come in crooked. By losing these "natural" growing braces, your child may need "artificial" braces from the orthodontist later.
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That usually means the dentist will need to remove the retained baby tooth and make more room by removing the adjacent baby teeth or making the baby teeth more slender by "disking" them. If the new tooth hasn't come in very much (you haven't waited too long), then the new tooth will slowly ... Silver Fillings (Amalgam)
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You don't say whether the two baby teeth are beside each other, but I'm going to assume that they aren't. Yes, it's true, the baby teeth need to be kept until the time the permanent teeth come in, to hold the space.
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