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Is root cannal advisable for childern below 5 yrs.
Doctor told to go for root canal for 3 teeths.
I am bit skeptical about it. Please advice
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Being a pedodontist I can advice you to go for pulpectomy or pulpotomy that your pedodontist will diagnose . Yes it's very much necessary to go for treatment as if left untreated it may can infect and damage the upcoming permanent tooth
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If the teeth have a deep cavity where the nerve area is affected, then root canal treatment is the only option to save the teeth. It is not a choice. Age has nothing to do with it. It's a common treatment so don't worry.
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do not delay treatment as it may lead to infection and swelling
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No need to worry..now a days it's quite common to do pulpectomy(RCT) for children.
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It's not technically an rct. It's pulpectomy. Get it done from a pedodontist
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Dr. Nilesh Patil
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20 yrs exp
Pune
Hi...Yes rct in kids is done and the procedure is known as pulpectomy. Visit a pedodontist.
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