{"id":192,"date":"2013-04-19T00:26:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T04:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/?p=192"},"modified":"2013-04-19T00:26:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T04:26:56","slug":"should-you-fill-a-cavity-in-a-baby-tooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/should-you-fill-a-cavity-in-a-baby-tooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Fill a Cavity in a Baby Tooth?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My son is nine years-old and has a baby tooth with a cavity in it. The dentist wants to fill the cavity but my son is going to lose the tooth soon. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessary to fill it other than the dentist wanting to make some money. What is your opinion?<\/p>\n

– \u00a0Amanda from Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dear Amanda,<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many considerations with your inquiry. If your son\u2019s tooth is one of the eight teeth in the front, it probably does not need to be filled. You\u2019re right when you consider your son will lose the tooth soon and the adult tooth will come in.<\/p>\n

If your son\u2019s tooth is in the back of his mouth, there are many reasons to fill it. If it\u2019s a baby tooth, he\u2019ll keep it for at least three more years. Most baby teeth remain in the mouth until the child is at least twelve years-old. Sometimes, adults have baby teeth because no permanent teeth formed underneath.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re unsure about the direction to take, an X-ray will give you more information. It\u2019s still recommended to have your son\u2019s baby tooth filled to save this tooth and hold space for adult teeth to grow in correctly.<\/p>\n

If the tooth isn\u2019t filled, it continues to decay – eventually creating a toothache and then it has to be pulled. This is very traumatic for a child and should be avoided if at all possible. If the tooth is pulled, your son would need a space maintainer placed where the tooth was pulled to maintain the space for a new, adult tooth to erupt. If a tooth comes out too soon and nothing is put in this place, surrounding teeth move into the open space and block the eruption of the adult tooth below.<\/p>\n

One more thing to consider is that if this is your son\u2019s last baby tooth, it\u2019s most likely his six-year molar and since this is a permanent tooth, it would need a filling.<\/p>\n

This blog is sponsored by Region Dental<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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