The fastest way to resolve a toothache in a child with a worm tooth is to visit a pediatric dentist in a timely manner, which may require treatment such as indirect pulp capping, direct pulp capping, root canal therapy, or extraction of the affected tooth.
Tooth decay is clinically known as dental caries. Children with dental caries and toothache need to be treated according to the specific situation.
1. If the tooth has deep caries close to the pulp, you can cover the surface of the dentin near the pulp with a layer of medication that promotes the calcification of the dentin, commonly used is calcium hydroxide, etc., and then repair the shape of the tooth, which is called indirect pulp capping.
2. In the case of accidental pulp exposure, direct pulp capping can be performed, that is, directly covering the pulp piercing point with materials such as calcium hydroxide and then repairing the tooth.
3. Teeth that are persistently painful, have exposed pulp cavities or have apical inflammation may require root canal therapy, and if the root tip is not fully developed, pulp regeneration or apical induction molding may be required.
4. Teeth that cannot be retained or baby teeth that are close to being replaced may need to be extracted.