Primary teeth are so important! It is recommended that these teeth be kept intact instead of being prematurely extracted. It is for this reason that root canal therapy for kids is a potential option for saving a baby tooth that is affected by extensive decay.
This treatment is often indicated if your child feels pain in a tooth, is sensitive to different temperatures, or if the tooth is chipped or cracked with the pulp already exposed. When this happens, the pulp becomes damaged beyond simple medication or surface repair. As a result, the infected pulp is removed and a crown is placed on the tooth, allowing it to be strong enough so the tooth can remain in the child’s mouth until the permanent tooth erupts.
For children, a pulpotomy is done, where only the infected pulp chamber is removed. For the most part, the dentist does not need to use special instruments to remove the pulp from roots of the tooth since only the surface nerve structure in the chamber is removed. This makes the procedure much faster and a lot more painless for children. Also, after the treatment is completed, a baby crown is placed on the tooth right away to protect the weakened tooth
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