My 4 yr old granddaughter just had 2 baby molars (1 on each side) removed last month. Our son & wife got 2 opinions on this prior to acting on it. The little one complained about her tooth hurting and when her mom looked at it there was a black dot in the center of the tooth. The pediatric dentist did some testing and found that both molars were VERY infected. My son said it made him sick when he saw the X-rays! The dretist said the enamel on those teeth did not form properly which probably caused the problem. The dentist removed the teeth, put spacers in to keep the other teeth coming in straight and also capped the adjoining teeth...Not a simple or cheap visit! This child has also had chronic ear infections (2 sets of tubes), which the Dr is saying was probably caused from the teeth. Pretty scary for all of us but the poor little girl was in so much pain.
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