https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:20:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work/page/2#post-2789967 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 15:03:16 +0000 snowjewelz 2789967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbubbletea: Ahh sending good thoughts! Pls come back to update us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work/page/2#post-2789849 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:32:07 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2789849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: thank you! 😬 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work/page/2#post-2789828 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:28:35 +0000 jhd 2789828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsbubbletea: I hope everything goes smoothly and quickly tomorrow. Thinking of you! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work/page/2#post-2789826 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:57:27 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2789826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Updating my thread... my son is having his dental work tomorrow! He’s almost 3, so he’s doing it was light sedation, an oral medicine and laughin gas. I am so nervous! He already has cavities on every molar and his upper front teeth need crowns. I can’t wait till it’s over! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work/page/2#post-2690677 Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:36:51 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2690677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: I am pretty sure that at the surgery center, it will be an anesthesiologist but I don't know for sure! Is that a surgery center affiliated with the children's hospital? Or a different one? For us, they actually have anesthesiologists from the children's hospital but it's at the pediatric dental clinic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work/page/2#post-2690574 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:14:40 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2690574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: wow that's crazy. She was totally fine with the x days and cleanings without any laughing gas. </p> <p>To be fair by the time we did her crown she was closer to age 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2690573 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:07:57 +0000 Greentea 2690573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: I guess it won't be at the children's hospital :( But it is at our hospital's surgery center for outpatient surgery. I am going to take a tour next week and find out who the anesthesiologist will be. I am okay with a hospital setting, I just need her to be monitored by an actual anesthesiologist. Ugh! Where would your child's be done?</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: wow! They won't even do an xray awake, they don't want to traumatize, is the thinking :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2690512 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:40:19 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2690512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: I wish it was an option to do it at our children's hospital! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2690509 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:39:33 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2690509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: so sorry to hear that :(. Our plan was to hold off till age 3ish when he could just have mild sedation but I am definitely rethinking it. It seems like it might be more traumatizing that way because he will still have to be restrained. We have an appt coming up in spring to check on everything and try to do another X-ray. I have totally come around to anesthesia, especially as I got cavities worked on in the last year. It's just so terrible getting dental work done and I imagined him feeling how I was feeling :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2690441 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:21:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2690441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Greentea: in sorry. No she was awake and did great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2690386 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:29:57 +0000 Greentea 2690386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: how's it going? My 3yo needs a crown and I am bummed out. It would be under general at the children's hospital.</p> <p>Has anyone gone through this?!</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: was your lo under general for their crown? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595878 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 20:41:23 +0000 yellowbird 2595878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: posting to your wall because my reply got way too technical lol. I dont want to thread jack </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595816 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:54:22 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2595816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: the dentist we saw reviewed diet and agreed it's most likely the daycare snacks of crackers and such. She just has deep molars. We've been working with her on at least swishing with water. </p> <p>DS already has really crowded teeth. He's going to be a mess too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595814 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:52:19 +0000 toile234 2595814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: awwww in that case, yeah, I'd go for tabs too. Have you looked at diet as well? I think some families are so good about feeding their children healthy foods, but very few things have no sugar, and eating acidic foods/foods with sugar in them throughout the day can cause cavities even if it's just fruit. It's tough. Some kiddos can get away with being more lax and some can't :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595810 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:49:07 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2595810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: thanks. Our pediatrician didn't really have an opinion so we have to follow up with the dentist. Unfortunately they have bad teeth :( she already has a crown at age 5 but then again so did I by age 5 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595808 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:45:06 +0000 toile234 2595808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: yes. I love my patients and am so happy I can take my time with them but some days... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595807 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:44:29 +0000 toile234 2595807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: hey! I think we have a pediatric dentist here, but for my patients I recommend fluoride varnish at the dentist office, a low dose of fluoride tablets and a schmear of fluoride toothpaste. There is both a topical and a systemic benefit to fluoride, and I go by the ada guidelines. I find that in my area, our pediatricians have already prescribed fluoride tabs so I don't have to do it much. There are different strengths of tabs so your dentist should be prescribing the correct dose for your child's weight. If they are at a low risk for decay it's not the end of the world not to use the tabs, but if I have children, they will be taking tabs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595804 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:32:14 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2595804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: another topic but since we are here. We have well water. We brush with fluoride paste (even though the kids are terrible at spitting). Do they need tablets on top of that and fluoride at the dentist? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595803 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:28:12 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2595803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: takes all kinds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595799 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:24:52 +0000 toile234 2595799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: oh yes fluoride is great and we recommend it, just a large subset of the population thinks fluoride is a government conspiracy and won't use it! I'm a fee for service practice meaning I'm not in network with insurance so I tend to get the more interesting patients. They pay us more to put up with them ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595795 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:02:48 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2595795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: it seems like they are very liberal with the varnish here where I've gone. At our 15m pedi appt, I mentioned the markings on his teeth to our pediatrician (our dental appt was schedule for following week) and then he applied it. Then, we had a 3m dental follow up after our initial one for another varnish application. That same week we ended up going back in to get the silver treatment, with another thick application of varnish. I see you are in Portland, a friend of mine who lives in Portland said her PMD told her to start applying a tiny amount of flouride toothpaste to her less than 1yo's gums. </p> <p>Oh and our insurance didn't cover the SDF treatment at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595791 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:57:13 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2595791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I did some internet research on alternative options and I heard a few mentions of a sticky paste to temporarily fill in cavities? Sounded different than fluoride varnish. We will be getting fluoride varnish on top of the silver flouride. By the way, I hate that one of my concerns about his teeth decay is what other people think. It sucks :(</p> <p>@toile234: @yellowbird: interestingly enough, when the dentist called me at first to tell me about the silver flouride option, she called it silver nitrate! I am familiar with silver nitrate from my work and I thought "huh? You can apply that to teeth???" But then it was definitely silver diamine flouride they used. It does seem like they use or used silver nitrate as well to treat caries from some research I found online <a href="http://www.nmhr.org/retreat/2015/12-930a-d.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.nmhr.org/retreat/2015/12-930a-d.pdf</a></p> <p>@catlady: sorry to hear you are experiencing Something similar :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595787 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:43:08 +0000 toile234 2595787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: ahh youre right, i just read a paper on it, I've never actually used it and don't plan to just because if shit hits the fan using it I'd prefer it hit the fan at a specialist since it's still not standard of care here, though my states Medicaid will pay for it now.</p> <p>Do you see benefit to the varnish as far as progression goes--any brand differences? Like, mi varnish? I don't go that route, because again, private practice, people are sue happy, I'll let the specialist decide if they want to treat. We don't even have nitrous in my practice though, so I only work on the most angelic children ever. It's great.</p> <p>Edit to add: the times that I have gone conservative with treatment it's unfortunately not worked out. There's no fluoride in the water here though and people won't use fluoride toothpaste. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595783 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 14:24:19 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2595783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@toile234: Thank you! It sounds like fluoride varnish. Luckily, her cavities aren't near her gum line. They formed when she was still nursing when her teeth didn't fully push through. The cavities are now very visible since it's in the middle of her tooth. Thankfully, the cavities haven't progressed since they started the varnish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595762 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 11:58:14 +0000 catlady 2595762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is interesting. We just found out that my almost 3 year old has a few very small cavities behind her lower front teeth, probably from when I used to nurse her before bed without brushing afterwards and then she'd have a pacifier all night long (bad mommy, I know). My dad is a dentist and said there was nothing we could do at her age so we would just be very good about brushing and wait and see. He may apply some fluoride at her next appt (6 months) and possibly may try to treat them in a year. He also said we may get lucky and they'll just fall out before we need to do anything. I should ask him about this silver thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595747 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:17:58 +0000 yellowbird 2595747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually think it's probably silver diamine fluoride if it stains the decay black. (Silver nitrate is a cauterizing agent.) It actually arrests the decay over 2-3ish applications but it is not esthetic. If there is no staining then it's just regular fluoride varnish. That will not arrest decay, but help protect healthy enamel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595746 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 10:02:46 +0000 toile234 2595746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: if it stains the teeth, it's silver nitrate, which is something still being researched, but a promising treatment for children or elderly who cannot stand dental work. </p> <p>If not, it's just fluoride varnish and it's not doing much, but will hopefully keep the decay from progressing to abscess. Make sure you watch for swelling and/or pus drainage above the tooth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595679 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 04:32:02 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2595679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: @T.H.O.U.: I asked my husband what they put on her teeth and he says it's some sort of a lacquer. I don't know the real name for it. It's just supposed to protect the teeth, not fix it. They literally just paint it on like nail polish. I live in Sweden, so that may be the reason why it's uncommon in the States. I know I've never heard of the practice before. </p> <p>But I should stress that it doesn't look good. It's just supposed to buy some time for her she's mature enough to get real treatment. When my mom and relatives see DD in person (I'm from SoCal) I know they'll say something about her teeth. It looks like she hasn't gone to the dentist at all, but in fact she goes every 3 months :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595500 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:33:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2595500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: Sorry, just seeing your comment above. She had some issues on the front face of her tooth. not really drilling into a molar. She did great again and still has some more smaller issues we will keep working with. </p> <p>@SugarplumsMom: I need to ask about sealants because I think our new insurance covers it. Is there any reason why the dentist would not have suggested it at this point? </p> <p>@junebugsmama: Im glad you guys found a solution though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-dental-work#post-2595495 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:26:05 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2595495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I felt like they were really pushing treatment for us. I was this close to getting a second opinion, and called to cancel the general anesthesia appointment. But then a different dentist in the practice called me back and told me about another option. They apply silver fluoride the then cavities and it usually halts the progression of it. It does not repair the tooth and it has a horrible side of turning the cavities black. I still decided to go for it, and now he has black spots on his front teeth :(. I just cross my fingers it will stop them from progressing or spreading! We can then repair the teeth when he's over 3 and can do conscious sedation. </p>