4 Year Old Needs CAP?

When I was 4, I had exactly the same thing happen to me. Please, please, take her to a pediatric dentist. I went to a regular dentists, they didn't let my parents in the room, they used an ADULT dental dam on me -- it was AWFUL! My parents had worked so hard to get me educated about the procedure-- we even went to the dental school and looked at models of teeth and talked about cavities, and then the dentist just told me he was "going to write my name on my tooth."

You have to take care of this-- baby teeth are the placeholders for adult teeth, and poor dental health in kids is a huge risk for poor dental health in adults, but please find someone who isn't going to traumatize your daughter. Oh, and take her to McDonald's afterwords-- a fillet o' fish and a chocolate milkshake was my reward for going through all that and it still works today! :-)

I take my kids to a great pediatric dentist office in Peters Twp. It's called Pediatric Dentistry South ###-###-####) and it's over in Warerdam Plaza. We used to see Dr. Erin Taylor there, but I understand that she and her family have moved. A friend of mine who also takes her children there just met her replacement (I don't remember her name though) and told me that she was just as nice as Dr. Taylor always was. Everyone we have met with in that office has been so great with our kids...from the front desk to the actual dentists.
My son needed two fillings and they used the "happy gas" on him. The whole procedure went really well..and believe me, I was dreading it! But I was happy with the results. Even though they are baby teeth, you need to get the cavities taken care of or they could cause pain, discomfort or even infection. Good luck to you and I wish you the best!

My daughter has been going to a dentist in Mc Murray called Dentica-Dr. Jim Goldsmith ###-###-####, since she has been 18 months old. She has had to be put under 1 time last year when she was 23 months old. we had to take her to South Hills children hospital to have the procedure done. she was in there for about 2 hours. the reason she was put under was due to her age and not being able to sit still while cavities were filled. unfortunetly she is getting ready to have another dental procedure done next week, this time in the office but still needing to be put under. She is having 2 of the same teeth filled again since its hard to keep fillings in baby teeth, it kills me to have to do this to her again, at least last time she didnt remember a thing but i have a feeling at almost 3 she will remember a quite bit more. I total trust Dr. Jim, he has a great personality and my daughter does like him very much. I was refered to him by my dentist. I hope this helps.

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I have heard of baby teeth needing a filling but never a cap!
I just take my son (5) to my dentist so I don't have any personal recommendations for a pediatric dentist, but I have seen a sign for O. in Pleasant Hills, across Bruceton Rd from the KMart on Rt. 51.
I would probably get another opinion, or at least call your usual dentist and see what they think about capping baby teeth.
Good luck.

I recently took both of my kids for their first dental visit to Pediatric Dentistry on McMurray Road in Upper St. Clair. I think they have other offices, but I don't know where. The staff was nice and the dentist was nice, too. It was a very child friendly office. My son has medical concerns and before doing any dental work other than a cleaning I have to run it by his specialists. The dentist was understanding about that but also explained the implications of possibly refusing certain types of dental work. No lectures, just giving me food for thought to consider. I don't have a long history with them, but my first impression was a good one.

My niece had to have several baby teeth filled arund 5 years of age. So I have heard of it being done. I would get a second opinion, however.