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Question:
Abcessed teeth on pediatric patient: My son who is now 9 years old keeps getting abcessed teeth. He has multiple health issues including immune issues and eosinophilic gastroentritis with reflux.
Would the reflux be causing these abcesses?
Is there anything I can do to help prevent them? Should he rinse with listerine or something else antibacterial after brushing? He has had 5 abcesses in the past couple of years and the 2 over the past month.
I am becoming increasingly concerned that if this trend continues he will lose his adult teeth at a very early age. Also his dentist has not mentioned use of spacers. Should he be using spacers on these areas where he has lost teeth to abcess? ...Visitor from MA
Answer:
The description that you give of your son indicates that he should be seen by a couple of specialists. A pediatric dentist, preferably one that is associated with a dental school, along with an oral pathologist, also associated with a dental school.
There may be a syndrome that is present which has not been fully diagnosed.
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