My 5y needs to have 4 top front teeth pulled. How will this affect her personali!
Question: The dentist said that one is infected and two have root absorbtion and the other she will remove for symmetry (sp???)She has a very tiny month and not much space causing lots of problems with cavities and the dentist working on her teeth. We want to know if it is our only option or perhaps a root canal can be done to treat the infection and let the other two fall out naturally. We are concerned with how it will affect her personality and speech.
Answers: The dentist said that one is infected and two have root absorbtion and the other she will remove for symmetry (sp???)She has a very tiny month and not much space causing lots of problems with cavities and the dentist working on her teeth. We want to know if it is our only option or perhaps a root canal can be done to treat the infection and let the other two fall out naturally. We are concerned with how it will affect her personality and speech.
This is not as big a deal as you think. Girls lose their teeth earlier than boys for the most part anyways so she'll just be a little ahead of her peers. Make a big deal out of how she'll be able to suck spaghetti thru the hole and then forget about it. She's not going to look any different than some of the other girls in her age bracket. Your doc can tell from the x-rays about how long it will be before the new teeth erupt.
Well, if they're baby teeth, they can be pulled. If they're adult teeth, I would try to treat it. I would suggest brushing her teeth next time! Her speech with be a bit lispy for the first day or 2, but she should adjust.
You cannot do a root canal to save a baby tooth that is already infected. You need to have the teeth extracted ASAP for the health and safety of your child. If the abcessed teeth go untreated then the infection can go into her blood stream and into her brain and kill her. At 5 years old that is not a big deal to have the four front teeth missing because some kids loose their top teeth at that age. It shouldn't affect her speech and as long as you talk to her about the way she looks and you tell her that it's OK and she is beautiful anyway, her esteem should be fine as well.
she is very young, i would not be too concerned. I am a speech therapist. missing front teeth affect the /s/ sound the most. If is possible your child might develop a lisp due to not having a barrier to hold the tongue back when speaking. Most often I see this lisp resolve as the front teeth grow in. I have been working in an elementary school and seen many children with missing front teeth, and it does not appear to affect their ability to interact with peers. Missing teeth is common in childhood. Try not to worry and just do what is best for her future development.