yeah, I wondered why such a young child would need root canals on teeth that will fall out in a few years too. The parents need to bear some responsibility in allowing dentistry like that in such a young child.
When I was little---pre-school! My 'baby-teeth' were all pretty bad. I wasn't a "bottle baby"--but breast-fed so it wasn't that. We lived in the country during a time when fluoride wasn't even a thought as that came a bit later. Anyway, because of the decay etc. I had to have some of those teeth pulled. It was a fore-taste of what my mouth would be like in the future. Eventually had extensive work done with root-canals, crowns and later oral-implants. Genetics plays a huge part of this. Also more recently have read that the health of our "gut" plays a part in this as well. (who knew?)
Anyway, my heart goes out to that sweet baby and yes, to her parents as well. They will never be the same after such a loss!!
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