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Dental work on baby teeth
All in my family never required braces and we all have good teeth
(except for a small window of time that my mom was on welfare and had no dental insurance, we all got a few fillings). My husband's family all required braces, but none had the calcification problem that my daughter has. So far, with a 9-y/o in braces whose baby teeth looked perfect, a 7-y/o who definitely has crowding now who also had perfectly straight baby teeth and will need braces, and a 19-mo-old whose baby teeth already look crowded, I am thinking none of them were lucky enough to get the teeth from my side of the family. lol. Anyway, I just remembered that I have had all 3 dentists that I've seen regarding the calcification issue tell me to definitely have her use ACT fluoride children's rinse to help strengthen the weak spots, so that is something you might try with any children old enough to not swallow it - swish and spit. An adopted 9-y/o cousin of mine also has the same issue as my daughter (so it is not hereditary), but he was told to use the ACT also. |
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Dental work on baby teeth
Vickie wrote:
Hey, I wanted to see where any of you all stand on this subject. I am constantly wavering back and forth on whether to believe a dentist telling me my kids need work on their baby teeth. Pillbug is 4yo and has had about $8000 worth of work done on his teeth last year. He had baby bottle tooth decay, which required dozens of fillings, root canals, crowns, and finally, extracting the four front upper teeth and inserting a pedi-partial. We *trust* our dentist completely. I have disagreed with him in the past and shown to be wrong! I have also disagreed with him and been right. The point is that we have a good dialogue and I do trust him. If you are constantly doubting your dentist, go to another one. Just get another checkup and see what you think of the new dentist. -- Anita -- |
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Dental work on baby teeth
Vickie wrote:
Yes, it is a family dental house, group, whatever. Not specializing in kids. I will visit *your* site and hopefully gain more knowledge on this whole thing., especially because I have such a long way to go with my kids and a ton of money I will be spending. We go to a pediatric dentist. The whole office is very well versed in handling children. BTW, ours also put sealants on Pillbug's few good teeth... -- Anita -- |
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