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DD(6) needs to have two baby first premolars out

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Anusername · 06/06/2024 11:33

My daughter who just turned six have developed dental abscess for her two lower first premolars. We took her to see her dentist and she said they needed to be taken out, and referred us to Paediatric dentist as an emergency appointment. The Paediatric dentist saw her and also confirmed to take those out. We hoped that baby tooth root canals can save them due to concerns about permanent teeth alignment (loss of space, overcrowding, etc).

Since then, we have consulted another Paediatric dentist who can do root canals in the same practice, she also agreed to take them out. But I’m not 100% sure if she reaches this statement to avoid any contradiction to her colleague. I had expressed a very strong favor of keeping them during our consultation.

AIBU to consult another Paediatric dentist for this matter?

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Anusername · 06/06/2024 11:38

Forgot to add that, both dentists point to us in the X-rays why root canal might be challenging in her lower left first premolar (due to decay at the side reading gumline which makes crowns/cap difficult). She has similar decays in the lower right first premolar as well, but for that tooth, the decay hasn’t reached gum line.

Also, it is very costly to consult Paediatric dentist. So I find it frustrating to spend loads just to get the same answers.

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TimeForTeaAndG · 06/06/2024 11:36

I'm not sure what another consultation will achieve meanwhile your DD has an abscess that needs to be dealt with.

Overcrowding can happen with natural tooth loss and can be sorted with braces in early teen years.

I would trust the professionals to know what they are talking about.