Monthly Archives: pulpotomy

• Why Fill a Baby Tooth?

  Can you tell me why my dentist wants to fill a baby tooth? My son has a cavity on one of his back teeth, but this isn’t his adult tooth. As it is just going to fall out anyway, why should I spend this money and put him through the procedure? Callie Dear Callie, Nobody…

• Did Our Pediatric Dentist Do Unnecessary Work?

  I need some advice about a pediatric dental appointment we recently had. Previous to this, our son has been seeing our dentist but it wasn’t going well. He always had trouble sitting still and my dentist doesn’t really see children. It was just a temporary arrangement. We tried this pediatric dentist who said that there…

• Can tooth decay Affect the Salivary Gland?

  I am trying to find a solution for my daughter. She’s had two salivary gland infections and the doctor can’t figure out why. I know the molar above the salivary gland has decay. It is a baby tooth, though, so I haven’t messed with it. It’s going to fall out anyway. Now, I am wondering…

• Pulpotomies

  My child has some decay. On one of the teeth, the dentist said, not to worry about it because it is a baby tooth, yet on another baby tooth he thinks she needs a pulpotomy. Why the different treatments? When I asked my daughter’s dentist he looked at me like I was an idiot. Patty…