Your child’s tooth decay needs to be treated with fillings, root canal treatment, or extraction of the decayed tooth, depending on the condition of the decayed tooth.
1. Filling: If the child’s tooth decay is not serious, only superficial caries, without involving the pulp, this situation can be treated by filling.
2. Root canal treatment: If the child’s tooth decay is more serious and has affected the pulp and caused pain in the pulp, this is a case of inflammation of the pulp, and root canal treatment can be performed under anesthesia.
3. Extraction of decayed tooth: If the crown of the decayed tooth is very badly damaged, only the residual root and crown are in the state, in order to avoid the influence on the development of permanent teeth, especially serious decayed tooth, you can consider extracting the decayed tooth.
It is recommended that children develop good habits of brushing their teeth in the morning and evening, rinsing their mouths in time after meals, eating less sweets, and having regular oral checkups.