Even with great habits, cavities happen; children's enamel is thinner and their snacks are, well, children's snacks. What matters then is repair that is gentle, durable, and leaves the child unafraid of the next visit.
"They fall out anyway" is the most expensive sentence in children's dentistry. Baby teeth hold space for the adult teeth developing beneath them; losing one early lets neighbours drift and buys orthodontics later. Baby molars also do a decade of chewing, and untreated decay causes pain, infection and damaged adult successors. We repair them for the same reason we would repair yours.
Tooth-coloured fillings bonded conservatively, preserving maximum healthy tooth, invisible in a school-photo smile. Deeper decay: baby-tooth nerve treatments and protective crowns keep badly decayed molars serving until their scheduled retirement. Baby Tooth Root Canals When removal is right: the gentlest possible extraction, with space maintenance planned so the adult tooth still lands where it should. Children’s Extractions
Numbing gel before any freezing, plain-language previews of every step, breaks on request, and laughing gas for children who need help settling. Most kids leave asking what the fuss was about, which is exactly the memory we are building.
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