My now 8 month old chipped one of his front tooth when it started to come out at 6 months. He bit on to a hard part of his toy and it chipped. Nothing was done since it was a small chip. But then the chip started to get bigger and turning gray. My 8 month old is having problem breastfeeding and bottle feeding. I think it hurt too much. Now the whole crown is gone. The dentist advise is to put my child to sleep (general anaesthesia) and pull his tooth. I am really worried about the general anaesthesia as well as pulling teeth in a child so young. Please, anybody, tell me of your experience or any advise. Thank you.
Thank you all for your responds. Hubby and I had decided to have the tooth taking care of. Dentist has agree to clean the tooth of all the dead tissues and see if a root canal can be done as the roots are not fully develop yet. If not, then the tooth needs to be pull. He is a general dentist and the only one in the area. The general anaesthesia wil be the one they put a haplock for iv drip and inject ketamine to put my baby to sleep. Our appointment will be this thursday. Pray and pray that all will turn out well.
Get a 2nd opinion.
We had a similar situation. My little one had to have a root canal, which wasn't real fun. But the dentist left the tooth. Said it was important because it was a "place holder" for the next tooth.
Good luck.
Please listen to the Pediatric Dentist. Your child will only be asleep for a few minutes and never feel any fear towards dental care or anything bad about the experience. It will be a general gas and they will just put them under enough to get the work done and they'll move the gas off the face and the baby will wake up and be themselves by a few hours, just like it never happened.
I would actually ask about a cap instead of pulling the tooth. Our little one fell at her moms and broke her front tooth off and the pediatric dentist just put her to sleep and filled a couple of cavities and capped the broken tooth. He uses only white filling material too. Some older Pediatric Dentists only use silver because it is cheap and then the tooth is going to come out but kids are cruel, find one that uses white.
i would let them do it for hte fact your child will start to not want to eat. i see eating is more important then having the tooth. but its your choice :)
I would get a second opinion. Make sure the dentist is a pediatric dentist. The gray is probably dried blood. If the tooth is pulled your child's tooth will be missing for at least 5 year.
Get a 2nd opinion from a holistic dentist.
I read your message to mean that she no longer has a tooth there when you say the "whole crown is gone." There has to be some strong part of the tooth above the gum line on which to attach the cap or crown. I am thinking that what is left is below the gum line and consists primarily of roots.
If you didn't ask about what will happen with the other teeth when they grow in when she's missing a tooth then do ask him that. Have him answer your concerns.
I suggest that pulling an 8 month old's tooth would be best done under anesthetic. Is it to be a general anesthetic or "laughing gas?' There is also a twilight anesthetic. It's my guess that at 8 months there is no way to prevent her from moving around without a general anesthetic.
In the past year or so I've learned that using an anesthetic with children has become common therefore it's use has been perfected and is safe. The medical field also has many newer and better anesthetics.
With my last surgery, I had no after affects when I woke up. I woke up alert and feeling as if I hadn't had surgery yet. So, I wouldn't worry about the anesthetic use but I would be concerned about how they'll prevent her other teeth from coming in crooked.
I would... get a 2nd opinion....
Is this Dentist a "Pediatric" Dentist... or just a Dentist?
You need to see a Pediatric Dentist.
And if you are already, get a 2nd opinion....
My daughter had a tooth pulled... (she is 7 though) and did not have general anesthesia), just a little numbing shot.
Each case varies and per the condition and per the age of the child...
but I would REALLY get a 2nd opinion... about his teeth/coloring/solution to it.
all the best,
Susan
Pls have the tooth extracted soon the infection (why the tooth turned gray) could affect his perm teeth.
