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DD is going for two fillings on Friday, I have some quick questions

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sherby · 11/02/2009 21:57

Will the filings be amalgam or the white stuff?

And also will she need an injection first or not, I have always had my filings without an injection, is it the same for children.

She is 3 btw. I have tried phoning the dentist but she is always busy.

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TrinityRhino · 11/02/2009 21:59

my three year old has just had a filling

it was white and she didn't have an injection

I have heard that they dont have nerves in the baby teeth the same as adult teeth and therefore dont need the injection

my dd2 was completely fine with it and it was very quick

scienceteacher · 11/02/2009 22:00

NHS or private?

Front or back teeth?

thisisyesterday · 11/02/2009 22:02

i think they will probably give her something to chill her out, and an injection. but no personal experience of it with a child so young I'm afraid.

i don't think they'd do it with nothing though.
and as far as I'm aware it'll be a regular mercury amalgam filling unless you ask for it to be something else (but you;d have to pay for that I presume)

thisisyesterday · 11/02/2009 22:03

to clarify: was thinking of something to chill her out so she wasn't scared, rather than a pain relief type thing iyswim?

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sherby · 11/02/2009 22:03

NHS and it is a molar

I will pay if I have to for it to be white

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scienceteacher · 11/02/2009 22:05

If it's a molar and NHS, then it will be an amalgam filling. You can pay for it to be white. My DD had to have a filling recently, and I paid £120 for it to be white (it was a permanent tooth).

Anaesthetic depends on how deep the filling is. I think the majority they can get away with no numbing.

girlandboy · 11/02/2009 22:08

My ds broke a tooth just before Christmas. He's 8, and this was a baby tooth. You could see all the different layers in the tooth!

The dentist just plonked some white composite filling in it, no injection, no nothing. Took about 30 seconds. No charge.

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sherby · 11/02/2009 22:09

£120 £120 please tell me you are pulling my leg

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sherby · 11/02/2009 22:10

I'm confused now, which one is the white composite? and how come Trinity and girlandboy didn't have any charge

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scienceteacher · 11/02/2009 22:11

Nope.

I think anything that takes about half an hour costs that much.

girlandboy · 11/02/2009 22:11

How come ds's was free on the NHS then?

girlandboy · 11/02/2009 22:13

But children are free on the NHS aren't they. I never pay for the check up's or anything for my dc's.

scienceteacher · 11/02/2009 22:13

NHS will cover white fillings in front teeth - so no charge for these. For back teeth, they go for the cheaper option.

girlandboy · 11/02/2009 22:15

Ds's was a molar!

And a free white filling.

scienceteacher · 11/02/2009 22:16

You were lucky then. They don't have to do that.

TrinityRhino · 11/02/2009 22:16

dds was at the back and free white filling

BCNS · 11/02/2009 22:18

DD's was a molar.. and a white filling that didn't need to be paid for.

no injection.. no calming stuff.. dentist was brilliant.

girlandboy · 11/02/2009 22:18

From NHS website:

Am I entitled to free NHS dental treatment?
You are eligible to receive free services from your NHS dentist if, when the treatment starts, you are:

aged under 18,
aged 18 in full-time education,
pregnant, or have had a baby in the 12 months before treatment starts,
an NHS in-patient and the treatment is carried out by the hospital dentist, or
an NHS hospital dental service out-patient (though there may be a charge for dentures and bridges).

sep1712 · 11/02/2009 22:19

I'm surprized there filling a baby tooth. I was a dental nurse for 5 years and never ever filled a baby tooth. If it was my child i would just wait till it fell out. The truma of a filling so young wouldn't stand them in good stead.
I can't believe you have your fillings without anything.I did try it, for about two minutes. If its only tiny and they can do it without any local the burring sensation isn't very nice. If it is a big one then the injection is a must but would hurt like hell for a child of that age.
If shes in pain i would just get it taken out.
It with be amalgam on a molar with the nhs, i really wouldn't pay for a white one as it will be falling out soon. They have to be very very dry to do them aswell. The chances of getting a 3 year old to sit that long is low.

Hope this helps. When is has her next teeth make sure you get them to put fissure sealant on them.

scienceteacher · 11/02/2009 22:22

If the child is three years old now, she will have the tooth for another 10 years. It is right to treat it.

girlandboy · 11/02/2009 22:22

I can remember having fillings on my baby teeth with no anaesthetic when I was young. For some reason I was never offered an injection (and I was too young to realise there was such a thing) and strangely, it never hurt!

It was only when I had my permanent teeth filled that I ever had pain and therefore an injection.

lory · 11/02/2009 22:40

Fissure sealant?
how does it work? If teeth are healthy (no cavities) is it right to interfere? How long does it last? Is it worth doing it on baby teeth?

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sherby · 11/02/2009 22:47

Her teeth absolutely need filing they both have huge black holes in them

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sherby · 11/02/2009 22:48

The dentist did say she could coat them to stop other cavaties as she has very soft enamel

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sep1712 · 11/02/2009 22:59

It forms a coating to protect the teeth. It can wear off but can be reapplied. You don't normally have it done on baby teeth but a private dentist might?

Not sure if a 13 year old still have there baby teeth, are you?

Are they hurting her? Baby teeth are softer than adult teeth.

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