Category: Children’s Dental Care

Cavities on baby teeth, do they really need to be fixed?

I often get questioned by parents on this topic.  If baby teeth will eventually fall out on their own, why do they need to be fixed?  Here are the four reasons that I give from the perspective of a board certified pediatric dentist in Las Vegas: 1.  Some baby teeth stay in the mouth for […]

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Baby Root Canal

A pulp therapy or pulpotomy is performed when there is a large cavity that extends near the nerve in the middle of the tooth.  An opening is made after removing the cavity and a medication is placed directly into the nerve killing all the bacteria and infected tissue inside.  The baby tooth is then restored […]

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