My 5yo ds has had a bad tooth at the back that has been filled and filled and the filling just keeps falling out, a couple of weeks ago the dentist said just leave it out and see what happens, the tooth is loose and he is in no pain, but he now has an abscess above it, still no pain but now dentist said it needs to come out, ds scared and upset at thought of any treatment, which do you think is best option, dentist can numb gum with gel then inject local and extract what is left of tooth, can be over and done with by next week or refer us to hospital which will take a long time but I think they will sedate him or use gas so he may not be as aware of what is going on and have less memory of the ordeal?? Anyone been through this with their dc?? Dentist said its upto us which we choose?
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Dentist or hospital for 5yo tooth extraction?
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neverlookback · 12/02/2014 23:03
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