A toothache in a 6 year old child may require treatment such as indirect pulp capping, root canal therapy, apical induction plasty or extraction of the affected tooth, and prompt examination and treatment at the dentist is recommended.
1. If there is deep caries in the tooth pain, it may be necessary to place a pulp capping agent on the surface of the dentin near the pulp and then fill the tooth.
2. Persistent tooth pain with pulp puncture and exposed nerve may require root canal treatment.
3. Painful permanent teeth with flared apices that are not fully grown may require apical induction molding.
4. If the tooth is fractured, the affected tooth can be extracted. If the permanent tooth needs to erupt for a long time, the affected tooth can be extracted and a gap retainer can be made.
5. If the tooth eruption causes pain, you can maintain oral hygiene and wait for the tooth to erupt, if there is redness and swelling can be appropriate oral anti-infective drugs, commonly used cefaclor suspension, erythromycin, etc., it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to use the medication.