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Hi doc.my niece is of 5.5 years old boy complaining pain and swelling in gum side ...attaching pic ...plz help me for this
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Teeth is grossly decayed. Treatment could be Root canal treatment or extraction depending upon x ray finding.
Don't delay the treatment. Because the more you delay, more pus will accumulate in that area.
Consult with doctor online or offline for better guidance and treatment options.
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CAVITIES AND NOT SO GOOD ORAL HYGIENE.SWELLING IS DUE TO PUS ACCUMULATION AS A RESULT OF INFECTION DUE TO CAVITY AND BAD HYGIENE.
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Please visit a dentist to get the pus drained and treat the cavity after taking adequate xrays and examination.
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This is an alveolar abscess due to pus accumulation from the carious molar tooth...if Extraction is must space maintainer is needed till the permanent premolar erupts at 12 years.. or pulpectomy can be done keeping the milk tooth as natural space maintainer
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Pulpectomy of that tooth followed by Zinc oxide eugenol intracanal medicine & GIC restoration.
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Have proper antibiotics & go for immediate treatment.. or the abscess will harm the permanent tooth eruption..
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Its a dental abscess. It needs to be treated or else it will keep spreading and infecting new permanent teeth which are below milk teeth.
Root canal or extraction needs to be done depending on clinical examination and x ray.
If extraction is done, space maintainer should be applied.
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Visit MDS periodontist
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Do not delay and do not try any home remedies.
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Teeth is grossly decayed. Kid is not doing brushing properly.
Go to the nearest dentist fast. The tooth needs xray and treatment.
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visit the dentist first.
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Please Get the decayed teeth treated..as oral hygiene seems poor.
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Dr. Meyyappan
Endodontist
24 yrs exp
Madurai
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Dr. Maya Dalaya
Prosthodontist
33 yrs exp
Mumbai
This is the alveolar abscess visit the dentist as soon as possible proper and correct treatment will rectify the problem
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Visit the dentist soon
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Visit and further consult me
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Dr. Vandana
Dentist
3 yrs exp
Bangalore
It's a chronic alveolar abscess...there is a pus accumulation near root area, that's why he is feeling pain. And swelling because of pus.
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Go for pulpectomy i.e, what we call root canal treatment this is best option because in that place permanent tooth will erupt when he is 12 years soo and the other option is removal of that tooth after removal u need to go for space maintainer to maintain space till the permanent tooth erupts
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For now he can have antibiotics and pain killers and visit dentist to drain the pus assoon as possible so it will not harm erupting permanent tooth
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Dr. Deepika Chari
Pediatric Dentist
4 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Hi!
The swelling and pain is due to the deep decay in the tooth.
That tooth has to stay their till he turns 12 or so before it gets replaced by a permanent tooth. So that tooth has to be saved. In case it can't be saved then removing the tooth and replacing it with a ring type appliance that is called a space maintainer which will help keep the space intact for the permanent tooth to come up is the next best option.
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Visit a Pediatric dentist who will take an xray, prescribe medication to reduce infection and simultaneously plan for root canal or removal procedure.
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Do not delay and do get other teeth also checked and treat it before it gets this worse and troubles the kid. Take care.
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Dr. Uma Nagarajan
Pediatric Dentist
10 yrs exp
Delhi
There is an abscess. Please take her to a pediatric dentist at the earliest. Medicines need to be started followed by treatment.
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