Bad milk tooth - should it be removed?

My daughter is 4 and she had one of her front milk tooth decaying. It is turning black and she sometimes complains that it hurts. I took her to the dentist and he told me to wait till it falls out as the front milk teeth do not effect the proper teeth if they decay. I am concerned about this cause i don't want her gums to get damaged.

Bad milk tooth - should it be removed?
The Dentist is right. first big reason is the developing tooth below actually needs to disolve the top tooth in order to grow. Most children loose their front teeth between 5 and 7 years of age. The tooth decay will not effect the growing tooth underneath. It will be gone soon enough. The other reason is that by pulling it you can damage the gums and the developing tooth below by trauma. Let it go, Dentists usually know whats best, It's what they do.
Reply:yes it should be removed, because it can rot out the permanent teeth underneeth it, and the child will have rotten teeth for the rest of their life











and about being traumatic, imagine when she's about 15 and has a pure black front tooth... THAT will be traumatic... beleive me i know a person that that happened to
Reply:I would highly suggest not removing a tooth when your child is that young. Removing a tooth can actually change the way your face/jaw grows, believe it or not. It's also so traumatic.
Reply:i agree with the dentist. Let the decaying tooth go off naturally though it may take some time since she's only 4..at least she learnt a lesson how keeping teeth and gums healthy are important.
Reply:Get it taken out. It happened to me too.


My milk tooth was decaying but it wasnt coming out. Later another tooth started growing on top of it(really painful) and the decay starting spreading to my new tooth. I didnt know about this as it was one of my back teeth. Anyway the doctor pulled it out and grew back fine.


But I was about 12 then and your child is still young. Maybe you should wait a while just incase.
Reply:If I were you, I'd get the kid relaxed enough to let her grab it with your fingers, and then yank it out.


Sometimes, as a parent, you gotta do what you gotta do.


And screw the bone cutters - They only want you to get "Better," they don't neccessarily want to see you cured...
Reply:It sounds like you need a new dentist. I have never heard that it's okay for any teeth to be decayed. The front teeth can certainly affect the development of the permanent teeth, she might be in store for a life-time of problems with her teeth if this is not taken care of. Not to mention the fact that she is in pain, it's not okay for her to be living in pain and to have a rotten tooth in her mouth! Get a second opinion, quickly.
Reply:My gut feeling is that that was an asinine response from your dentist. Is he a pediatric dentist? Decay implies bacteria, and bacteria might infect the other teeth, or even the permanent tooth underneath, I would think, not to mention your daughter's health.





You need a second opinion, pronto.