Extraction of primary / milk teeth
Extracting primary/milk teeth for a child is not very difficult, but should only be considered as a last resort. Many parents feel that their kid’s teeth should be taken out instead of being saved, but primary teeth have an important role to play, and removing them prematurely can cause a lot of problems.
Primary teeth encourage the normal development of jaw bones and muscles, and ensure that there is space for the permanent teeth to grow into. They also help guide those teeth into position. The healthier your child’s baby teeth are, the stronger their permanent teeth will be!
Fortunately, when necessary, a child tooth extraction is usually a simple procedure. Kids require much less local anaesthetic than adults and usually have very little to no discomfort during their procedures. They often are more excited about the “Tooth Fairy/Tandmuis” coming and don’t worry about possible dental pain. Let us make your life as “Tooth Fairy / Tandmuis” more magical … Have a look at our Tooth Fairy Helper Kits
Fillings on primary / milk teeth
Saving a milk tooth is always preferred to extracting it, since these teeth act s placeholders for their permanent successors. Fillings on primary teeth can be done using white or silver fillings. If the decay progress all the way to the pulp/nerve of the tooth, a filling may be placed after first performing a pulpotomy on the tooth involved.