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My 10 month old son has four upper teeth and two on the bottom. He is on a infant formula with extra calcium. I have recently noticed white and gray colored spots on the teeth. I have also noticed the teeth are rounded in the center and more square on the ends. Is this normal? Could the formula have caused calcium deposits or is this a cavity forming? Should I be worried? Could he have fallen and hurt his teeth? Margie in KY (answer)
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I have a five year old female child who has 4 cavities. We were told they could put stainless steel crowns on her teeth. Three of the cavities are on the back teeth. Is there an alternative to this procedure? I do not have dental insurance and can not afford the $882.00 the crowns will cost. These are all baby teeth. Need information ASAP! Thank you ...Carrie in LA (answer)
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How often should flouride treatments be given to children and are they always necessary? ...Sherrow in NY (answer)
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My sons are 12 and 10 and have lost only 7 and 9 of their primary teeth respectively. We have recently relocated and our new dentist wants to start extracting the remaining primary teeth so as to encourage the permanent teeth, which according to the X-ray pictures, are formed and some are crooked, he says, because they cannot break though. My children's milk teeth are perfectly healthy, if anything, somewhat worn down, but without fillings and they have never had treatment. Is it really necessary to extract healthy primary teeth in order to let the permanent teeth through? The dentist thinks that a child of 12 should have most of his/her permanent teeth and that we shouldn't be patient any longer. ...Helen in Koenigswinter, Germany
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My daughter has had a freeze - dried bone graft in her mandible after removal of a tumor. She is 7 years old. How does the bone become part of her? Can you recommend any reading on this? The specialist plans to implant her wisdom teeth later on. This sounds good. How will this happen and what is the best age? ... Kim in Canberra, Australia (answer)
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My Daughter is 5 and a half years old and all of a sudden she has 5 loose teeth. Two on the top middle and three on the bottom. Is this normal and what kind of steps do we need to take to help her with the transition of loosing teeth? Are there germ concerns we need to know about and can she brush her teeth like normal right after they fall out? Also, she has her bi-yearly dental appointment next week. Should I keep it or reschedule? ...Jodie in NC (answer)
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My daughter who is six had a fall at school and hit her top gum and teeth on a brick wall. The dentist stopped the bleeding eventually. It's is hard to tell how much damage there is to the teeth. Her gum is very tender but 3 days since the accident she can now talk and eats a little food. They are all baby teeth and I am wondering about the best way to get her through the follow up appointment. She had to have 2 injections and was very scared. Is there an alternative to injections? Can they just be left alone to come out by themselves? I would be grateful for your advice. ... Bella in England (answer)
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My five year old son grinds his teeth at night. Are there teeth guards that could prevent him from doing so while he sleeps. ...Margaret in GA (answer)
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My 8 year old daughter's tooth broke off leaving some of her tooth inside of her gums. What should I do? Yolanda in PA (answer)
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My 6 year old has 2 small cavities on the sides of his molars (baby teeth). The dentist says that he will use an airbrush and no pain medication is needed because they are so small. He will use a white bonding composite to fill them. I would like to get a second opinion but am afraid to wait for fear that the cavities will get larger and pain meds will be needed. It has been one month already (Immediate family member got sick and died so we didn't get back for the cavity.) The soonest I can get into a recommended dentist is in 5 more weeks. I have never heard of such a small cavity being filled before. Does this sound plausible? Should I request that a certain type of composite be used or not used? ...Chrystal in CA (answer)
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Our old pediatrician has had our kids on flouride since I think 2 years old. We have a whole house carbon filter, water softner, and a 4 filter Culligan reverse osmosis system which, we were told removes all flouride. The old pediatrician prescribed, for our now 4 an 6 year olds, .5mg of sodium flouride drops once a day. Our new pediatrician said to reduce it to .25mg for both children. Our dentist is indifferent as to whether or not to give flouride supplements. I recently heard that flouride is overrated and can have health risks. What is your recommendation? ...Chrystal in CA (answer)
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Hi, my baby daughter had to have one of her front tooth extracted due to impact/accident as the tooth was fractured. I am concerned about her self-esteem/image, even though she is really young, I would like to know if she can wear an appliance in place or what I can do. I don't know if I should leave it alone or what and I am also concerned if the adult tooth would grow in properly and if it will grow out in there. Please advise. The dentist who pulled my daughter's tooth was not very helpful, didn't communicate with me very much and wasn't very reassuring. The other dentist told me that I would have to wait til my daughter turned three to have an appliance put in but that seems a long time to wait. ...Michele in MD
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Need to know what causes Black Stain Lining? My 9 year old son has had it since 4 or 5 years now. It grows around the gum and on the teeth. Sometimes it gets pretty bad and other times it doesn't. He doesn't take vitamins w/iron. We do have well water-but we don't drink it-just brush our teeth with it? His father does not have it and I saw it once on one of my teeth, but nothing like my son's. Is it because he may not be brushing his teeth very good? Any kind of food?? Any thoughts? Please help. ...Bridget in NY
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My 7 year old son lost a tooth this winter. (His upper right tooth next to the front ones.) It has not come in yet. I know it can take a while, but the gum above where the tooth was has turned blue. No other part of his gums have turned blue. Should I be concerned? What could have caused this? ...Tammy in OK (answer)
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My 8 year old son has an abcessed molar (Baby tooth). The dentist said he needed to have a root canal done. I am refusing the root canal, due to the fact that he will lose this tooth soon, and can't seeing paying that kind of money. They made me sign a "refusal of treatment" paper, and then proceeded to tell me that if the infection comes back, it can drain into my sons heart, with a fatal result. I am opting to have to tooth pulled, do you think this is the right decision? ...Stephanie in CA (answer)
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