What to do when a child’s baby tooth breaks off and only the root remains



Children with broken milk teeth and only the root left can generally be targeted treatment, such as temporary retention or extraction of the tooth according to the specific conditions of the root.

If only the root of the tooth, there is no obvious decay, generally do not have to rush to remove the tooth, can be temporarily retained until the age of replacement of permanent teeth, the root will fall off on its own, the growth of children’s teeth basically will not have a greater impact.

If there is only the root of the tooth left and the degree of decay is more serious, there is obvious inflammation, pain and other phenomena, generally need to eliminate the inflammation will be extracted, so as not to lead to the spread of inflammation, stimulate the other teeth.

Children’s dental care is very important, not only need to do a good job of caries prevention, but also need to pay attention to dental hygiene, keep clean.