Is it necessary for a two year old to get her teeth repaired if they are starting to decay?

This is a 2 year old that the dentist is going to put her to sleep and perform the dental work at a local hospital.

Is it necessary for a two year old to get her teeth repaired if they are starting to decay?
yes.


these teeth will start getting replaced by permanent teeth only by the age of 6-7-8 yrs...till then, they are essential to maintain the shape of the jaw arches and act as guides for the permanent teeth to erupt. once the decay starts, it is necessary to clean the tooth as only in rare situations decay gets arrested on it`s own. the child`s nutrition might suffer if the teeth are not restored to health.





the temporary (deciduous/milk) teeth act as blueprints for the permanent teeth and maintaining their health is as vital as that of the latter.





take care of the kid`s oral hygiene...so just dont get the treatment done but get all the advice from the dentist for future precautions and any other health conditions the child might be sufferin from that is affectin the mouth as well....
Reply:Well, normally I'd say no because they are going to lose those teeth anyways, but not for quite some time so in the meantime I would probably be best to get them repaired. It'll help preserve your child's self-esteem and dental health.





I hope everything goes well. Good luck!
Reply:Why is it that a two year old has such horrible decay in her teeth anyway? Does she have some bone disease because a normal healthy two year old shouldn't have this problem. It wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion from a dentist but oral hygiene and health is vitally important to a person's overall health. I do believe that the decay should be addressed in some form, but more importantly, the reason for the decay should be addressed and taken care of to prevent health problems in the future.
Reply:Yes!!! Those decaying teeth can HURT!! My mother worked in a pediatric dentist office for years and told me so many horror stories about parents bringing in children screaming in pain because their teeth were rotting in their poor little heads. (In more than one case, the parents were angry at their kids for crying so much even though they were the ones giving the infants and toddlers Mountain Dew in a bottle every day.) I know they're just baby teeth and will fall out eventually, but you wouldn't want a two year old to hurt for years until they do. The decay can lead to infection and even affect the permenent teeth coming in behind them, anyway.
Reply:of course,


u dont want this decay to reach to more deeper levels, and prevent the infection reaching the bone, since dental decay is a sort of infection..





and in this young age, it is very sad to see such decay to b prevelant and seems the parent didnt obtain good oral hygine..so it is their duty to help make a stop of this in the first place and seek treatment for their child,and since the child is pretty young, general anesthesia is treatment of choice.. due to incooperation at such age and it is going to take some time..
Reply:yes.
Reply:Take her to the dentist to check. I suggest not letting her have anything other than water in her bottle as other drinks can drip on the teeth and make the decay worse. No lollypops either. Obviously she can have other drinks if she's being supervised but if she's just going to keep the bottle in her mouth for a long time then water is best. Don't be too hard on yourself, this happens to a lot of kids.