Cavity Prevention: Child

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Cavities? How Many Does Your Child Have?

M.K. asks from Chicago

I have a 4 year old with 17+ cavities, have you ever heard of anything like this? If so, what was the "procedure" to get them filled?? We have a second opinion on Fe...

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6 Year Old Molars

L.P. asks from New York

Hi ladies. I've already called my dentist about this, but just wanted to hear from any other mom's experiences with 6 year old molars. My son is 6 1/2 and is obviou...

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4 Year Old with Cavities

T.B. asks from Los Angeles

We just returned from the dentist and he says that my 4 year old has 6 cavities!!! He thinks that she has a certain bacteria in her mouth that causes her to be prone ...

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Why Do We Fill the Cavities on Baby Teeth???

H.X. asks from Los Angeles

So my 5 year old has a few cavities, they dont hurt, but we went to the dentist and he NEEDS to get them filled... WHY?? they dont hurt, they're gonna fall out anyway...

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Filling Cavities in Baby Teeth?

T.S. asks from Los Angeles

According to our pediatric dentist, my five year old daughter has two cavities. One on the bottom left and one on the bottom right between the only teeth that are cl...

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Can Cavities Be Reversed?

L.P. asks from Denver

Okay I think I'm losing my mind! Our dentist found 3 cavities in my daughter , this was about 5 weeks ago, (all in baby teeth, but in molars that will be there for s...

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Cavities- Novacaine or Gas

M.S. asks from Tampa

My 6 yr old has 2 cavities. The dentist has suggested using gas, which is not covered by insurance. In addition, I am leaning towards novacaine because it may encou...

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DD, Cavities, DH, and What to Do

K.B. asks from Detroit

Our daughter, 6, just went into the dentist a few weeks ago for a routine check-up and cleaning. X-rays showed what they told me looked like a couple of small caviti...

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3 Year Old with Cavities

A.T. asks from Los Angeles

My three year old needs fillings for her cavities. She's so scared of getting her teeth cleaned, her pediatric dentist recommended intravenous sedation. If your kid...

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4 Year Old with Cavities

C.B. asks from Washington DC

I am looking for other mother's experiences with the filling of cavities in children. I took my son to have it done and the whole experience to me seemed ridiculous (...