hi. My 2 yr and a half year old unfortunately has dental caries and some cavities as well. All these days hes been ok but last couple of days hes been having toothache and today it seems particularly worse. Will take him to a dentist but in the meanwhile what can be done to relieve his pain. Applied a bit of clove oil today but its too strong and he hates it and throws a royal fit. So pls advise. The last dentist we saw actually wants to put him under ga and take out his 4 front teeth but were kind of apprehensive abt it.
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint the decay has reached deeper into his teeth involving the nerves and is causing inflammation of nerves and leading to severe pain. At the age of 2 years I would not suggest extraction of teeth as it might cause Chat Doctor. . You can talk to your doctor that is it possible to save his teeth by root canal treatment and if it is possible t will be better to get root canal treatment done and as he is too young general anesthesia can be given to ease in treatment however it can also be done in local anesthesia by an expert pediatric dentist who can follow techniques like conscious sedation. In case if there is extensive decay and teeth cannot be saved then extraction under G.I should be followed by space maintainers. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards.