My Son 4yr old son Needs a Root Canal...

thanks...they actually told me they're just going to gas him...but not to sleep. and she told me they don't give mouth guards to children his age because it normally doesn't work because they spit it out and it may cause more damage because it pushes down on the other teeth. now i used to grind my teeth while sleeping as a child...i still do now and i never had any problem....its just scary...

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Just a little update for everyone. It was in december when my son saw the dentist. i've been waiting for them to call me back every since because they said it would take a while. (4 weeks, i know i waited longer). my son never says anything about his teeth hurting, so i'd just let it go and wait. well, last night i was brushing his teeth and noticed some blood. i looked and the tooth in his front where the dentist said he was grinding away the enamel was bleeding in back!! i guess it finaly broke through. well, i called them again this morning and they said they still needed to contact the insurance and i'll get a call back on MONDAY!!! OMG!!! i'm not sure whats going on! i just lose my mind about thought that my son will be hurt. i'm definatly getting his daddy to handle these things from now on because i emotionally can't think right anymore! wish my son luck and hopfully he won't get his teeth pulled again. thats what i'm mostly worried about since it now has broken through to show the vain (i guess thats what it is). He's going to be 5 next month and i'm so scared of this operation! =::(

thanks. i grind my teeth at night as well. i guess he got it from me. normally its nothing to worry about becuase it doesn't cause much damage, but because he was already missing 3 teeth in front, they put more pressure on the surounding ones, i guess. when he first lost his teeth i asked the dentist if this could cause a problem and he said no. and his current desntist, i asked her if there was anything i can do to prevent him from grinding his teeth, and its a no. the only thing they have is a mouth guard and most of the time they don't give them to children because they tend to spit it out eventually. its only used on teens and adults.

well, thats how the dentist explained to to me, and i don't know how much of the insurace will cover it, but 2 of his front teeth are red with nerve damage, that was always my first thought, but i wished i was wrong...but thanks...