Hi there,
So I've known for a while that my kids had cavities. We went to the dentist about a year ago and I was told that they each had 4 (!!) We eat well, severly limit sugar, juice, yada yada, so I was shocked. I chose not to fill them and instead tried dietary changes to (hopefully) reverse the damage. Kids had no pain, nor could I visually see the cavities, so I felt this was a sound decision.
I have been watching my kids teeth and noticed a couple of months ago that 2 of their back teeth had 'gaps' that were getting visually larger. I decided to take them back to the dentist before they worsened.
The good news is that of the 4 original cavities, only 2 (on each) grew into something more BUT because of the size of the decay, she is recommending crowns. CROWNS!
The other 2 cavities she says she sees, but they do not need fillings and she believes with continued attention they won't have to be. (that's the good news).
But CROWNS?? This freaked me out. I don't want my kids to have silver teeth! It's of course more $$ for white ones, which I am probably going to get...but can anyone who has experienced dental work like this please ease my fears? My kids are 6 and 8.
We are going to continue addressing the kids dental issues through nutrition, but at this point I don't see that I have much option other than to listen to the dentist and get the crowns.
Please share if you have any advice or have gone through anything similar! Thank you for reading!
So I've known for a while that my kids had cavities. We went to the dentist about a year ago and I was told that they each had 4 (!!) We eat well, severly limit sugar, juice, yada yada, so I was shocked. I chose not to fill them and instead tried dietary changes to (hopefully) reverse the damage. Kids had no pain, nor could I visually see the cavities, so I felt this was a sound decision.
I have been watching my kids teeth and noticed a couple of months ago that 2 of their back teeth had 'gaps' that were getting visually larger. I decided to take them back to the dentist before they worsened.
The good news is that of the 4 original cavities, only 2 (on each) grew into something more BUT because of the size of the decay, she is recommending crowns. CROWNS!
The other 2 cavities she says she sees, but they do not need fillings and she believes with continued attention they won't have to be. (that's the good news).
But CROWNS?? This freaked me out. I don't want my kids to have silver teeth! It's of course more $$ for white ones, which I am probably going to get...but can anyone who has experienced dental work like this please ease my fears? My kids are 6 and 8.
We are going to continue addressing the kids dental issues through nutrition, but at this point I don't see that I have much option other than to listen to the dentist and get the crowns.
Please share if you have any advice or have gone through anything similar! Thank you for reading!
