My 18 month old daughter has got a blackened front tooth. Today we consulted a doctor who advised that tooth is dead now and gums are getting infected. The dead tooth needs to be extracted immediately. We took second opinion from another doctor who confirmed that there is infection but can be treated with root canal. When my daughter was 9 months old we noticed a pinkish tinge on this tooth which gradually kept on darkening and is almost black now. Need help whether we should get the tooth extracted or get root canal done or consult someone else if it can be treated through medicines.
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If tooth has no resorption then root canal is best option with crown. If tooth is bad and roots has resorbed then we need to remove teeth.
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Med can't tt consult a pardodontist rct will b the best bet if possible
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Good morning lybrate-user Thanks for the query As per your words it seems tooth is internally resorbed and your daughter is hardly 18 months old, and permanent tooth will come by the age of 6-7 years. It is always advised and recommend to save the teeth if possible, don't go for extraction. For permanent tooth to grow in right direction, Milk tooth is always desired. My strong recommendation is to save the tooth if possible. For the same visit to a Pedodontist (Children's Dentist) he can guide you better.
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It cannot be treated by medicine. It's best to go for a root canal and crown over it provided it can be done. Also make sure that you brush her teeth twice and stop bottle feeding which is probably the cause of this decay. For best treatment show it to a PEDODONTIST who's the Child Dental Specialist.
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Hi, Get a root canal done.
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Rct can be done if pDL are safe.
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Very difficult to do rct in 18 months child .wait for some time.
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Dear lybrate-user ji, the tooth is dead for sure and is due to some old insult to the tooth which would have gone unnoticed. If the bone is healthy and not mobile, we can save it 100% and an E max laminate or crown can be placed and that shall solve the problem. For more please consult.
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