Four ways to fix a baby tooth
A filling
a small cavity
A silver cap
a big cavity, a back tooth
Nerve treatment + cap
decay at the nerve
Pulling + a space holder
cannot be saved
A dentist picks by how deep the decay is. Tap one to start with it.
Cleaning and fluoride
The visit · 30–45 minutes
Teeth counted and checked, a gentle cleaning, and fluoride varnish painted on. First visit by age one; then every six months. X-rays only when the dentist needs to see between the back teeth.
Sealants on the new back teeth
Around age 6 and 12
When the adult back teeth come in, a thin coating is painted into their grooves. Painless, ten minutes, and it stops most back-tooth cavities for years.
Same again
After · every 6 months
Medicaid and CHIP cover this in every state; most private plans cover it in full. If a cavity ever shows, this is where it is caught small.
What's going on?
Tap one, it starts the quick steps with your answer already in.
Your child's dentist gets the picture before you even call.
Your child's teeth
Your child's teeth
A cavity or a toothache, or the six-month check-up with sealants and fluoride, what other parents near you actually paid, and what each visit is like for a child.
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