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Dentist Wants Me to Extract a Baby Tooth

I am in 9th grade and still have a baby tooth. There is a tooth underneath it that is trying to come out. It’s not coming out the right way, though. It’s pushing out the side of my gums. I went to see my dentist and he said that I should have the baby tooth […]

What Is a Pulpotomy for Children?

Can you help me? I brought my son to his regular dental check up. The dentist said he has a tooth that needs a pulpotomy. I wasn’t sure what that meant and the dentist was in a hurry. He didn’t have time to answer any questions. I did look it up online. It looks like […]

My Ten-Year-Old Broke a Piece Off of Her Front Tooth

My daughter fell off of her bicycle and broke a chip off of her front tooth. I took her to her pediatric dentist. He said the tooth is fine except for the missing piece and to come back in a couple of months and he’ll fix it. I told him I didn’t want her to […]

Can Anything Fix My Daughter’s Bonding?

I have a ten year old daughter. She is very sensitive to the way her peers view her, as most children are at that age. She took a pretty bad fall on her bike. The majority of her two front teeth were destroyed. It’s like she has the frame, but much of the center is […]