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Suggest Remedy To Relieve Toothache In Toddler

hi. My 2 yr and a half year old unfortunately has dental caries and some cavities as well. All these days he's been ok but last couple of days he's been having toothache and today it seems particularly worse. Will take him to a dentist but in the meanwhile what can be done to relieve his pain. Applied a bit of clove oil today but its too strong and he hates it and throws a royal fit. So pls advise. The last dentist we saw actually wants to put him under ga and take out his 4 front teeth but we're kind of apprehensive abt it.
Mon, 28 Nov 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain the decay has reached deeper into his teeth involving the nerves and is causing inflammation of nerves and leading to severe pain..
At the age of 2 years I would not suggest extraction of teeth as it might cause drifting of the adjacent teeth into the empty spaces and can lead to alignment of the permanent teeth..


You can talk to your doctor that is it possible to save his teeth by root canal treatment and if it is possible t will be better to get root canal treatment done and as he is too young general anaesthesia can be given to ease in treatment however it can also be done in local anaesthesia by an expert paediatric dentist who can follow techniques like conscious sedation..

In case if there is extensive decay and teeth cannot be saved then extraction under G.A should be followed by space maintainers..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Remedy To Relieve Toothache In Toddler

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain the decay has reached deeper into his teeth involving the nerves and is causing inflammation of nerves and leading to severe pain.. At the age of 2 years I would not suggest extraction of teeth as it might cause drifting of the adjacent teeth into the empty spaces and can lead to alignment of the permanent teeth.. You can talk to your doctor that is it possible to save his teeth by root canal treatment and if it is possible t will be better to get root canal treatment done and as he is too young general anaesthesia can be given to ease in treatment however it can also be done in local anaesthesia by an expert paediatric dentist who can follow techniques like conscious sedation.. In case if there is extensive decay and teeth cannot be saved then extraction under G.A should be followed by space maintainers.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.