Ask the Dental Experts
Our philosophy is to help our patients achieve and maintain exceptional dental health. We work hard to make sure that our level of care is deserving of our patients’ respect and confidence. Our tradition of preventive dentistry is the basis for all service and care in our practice. We welcome all questions and comments regarding dentistry in the hope that we increase your dental "IQ" and help you make better dental health decisions.Monday, June 23, 2008
My 3 yr. old has a abscess in the front lower moler, His dentist is staying he need to extract it. Is there any way to keep the tooth?
Usually the simplest and most correct thing to do it to take this tooth out. This solves the infection from the abscessed tooth. The second issue that occurs is space maintenance. With a molar being taken out at this young age, you will probably have to have a space maintainer made to save the space for the permanent tooth. There are several ways to do this, but it is an important part of your conversation.
Rarely we will do a conventional root canal if the tooth is a critical tooth, but this is not common.
Chuck Campbell, DDS
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