My daughters teeth are disintegrating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!shes only 2

[Tyedye]

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Sorry no experience, how awful for you both, will her adult teeth be affected too?

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that's awful I'm surprised they won't do anything on the NHS. Surely they will if her adult teeth are effected, won't they?

oh poor little thing

I'd contact your primary care trust - poss. by the Patients' Forum or by writing direct to the chief exec. If decay is caused by a medical condition, it's immoral to make you go private, esp. in your financial situation.

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a school friend of mine had awful teeth... something to do with a dr prescribing medicine he shouldnt to her mum while she was still breast feeding.

thought id let you knoe that her adult teeth came through fine and she then had one of the prettiest smiles in the class!

can you do a search on NHS direct for NHS dentists & find one that does additional treatments ? I know that some offer more than others, but you won't know which do, unless you ring & ask.

What a shame, I hope you can get some help.

As far as I'm aware, the NHS will pay for something like this, it is not cosmetic treatment... she needs those teeth to eat! So don't worry so much, talk to your GP/dentist and they may find a solution.

My DD's teeth did the same, although the cause of hers was severe acid reflux that wasn't diagnosed until she was 18 months old, by then the damage had already had been done . Once she had started on the medication for the reflux the damage seemed to stop and the teeth that have come through since have been fine. She is now 5 and has 4 adult teeth come through and they are okay thankfully.

Could I be so cheeky as to ask what rare genetic disorder your dentist diagnosed??

Hope you get some joy with the doctors tyedye. Poor wee thing. Thinking of you all. kx

Have you not got an NHS dentist. Provision of NHS dentists in very patchy. When I lived in Newbury they didnt even offer NHS denistry to the children of people on benefits, however if Hemel Hempstead anyone can get an NHS dentist and you even have choice of dentist.

Prehaps its worth finding an NHS dentist for your daughter even if you have to travel.

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Oh blimey, Tyedye - how worrying for you. Poor DD.

Have you asked about flouride tablets as well?

My DD had problems with the enamel on her molars (not nearly as bad as what you described but still sounds like a similar problem). The dentist first noticed this when she was around 3. I asked about flouride tablets and was told they would help any developing teeth but would do nothing for the teeth that were already there. We went back at 3-monthly intervals for a coating to be put on her teeth and every time I asked about flouride and got the same answer. After a year of this the dentist said it looked like she might end up with cavities on the molars in question so I insisted we at least try the flouride. 3 months later the dentist couldn't believe how much stronger her teeth were! We still go back every 3 months (she's almost 6 now) for this coating but there has been no further deterioration since then.

I do worry about staining her teeth from too much flouride so I dont' give her the tablets every day - only a few times a week.

sugarmagnolia, that's good - does she have both flouride & the coating ? what is the coating ?

I am taking my DD for the first time on MOnday & although I almost fanatical about her teeth, I can see a few crevices. I would like to know if I can ask for some protection for her teeth.

I always use flouride toothpaste on her, but not the flouride tablets.

Interestingly enough, I had flouride tablets when I was young & I don't have any fillings

I'm not really sure what the coating is - they just put it on her molars.

At the moment I'm trying to decide what toothpaste is best - I know the dentists always say use a small amount of adult toothpaste becasue the children's ones dont' have enough flouride. But they don't like the taste of the adult ones so they don't brush for as long! Which is worse???

mojomummy and sugarmanolia...I had fissure sealant put on my teeth when I was younger...could it be this?

A fissure sealant is used in dentistry to protect susceptible tooth surfaces from decaying. Mainly applied to young kids teeth but do have some applications in adults.

Fissure sealants come in many forms. Most now contain small levels of fluoride either chemically bound or simply incorporated into the material. The fluoride has an antibacterial effect on the bacteria which cause tooth decay.

The reason why we use fissure sealants is to obliterate the deep fissures on the surface of your teeth which cannot be reached by manual tooth brushing alone. BUT just because you have fissure sealants doesn't mean your teeth are immune to decay.

thanks for that info. Are you a dentist ?

I had a brace taken off in March last year & wearing it has been very harsh on my teeth. I am terrified they may all have to be filled or are able to crack off. Hopefully I can have some of this on & DD can have it too.

They do do some sort of painting on treatment, so fingers crossed.

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Oh good - I hope they help!