5 year old with cavity, will it hurt her?

Question

My 5 year old has an appt tomorrow to get one cavity filled and one dug out. I guess the one that needs dug out is really close to the nerve. I myself have never had a cavity, and have no idea what they do. The dentist said they numb her, which I have had done (didn't care too much for it) but the whole digging one out, will it hurt?

Answer 1

digging it out, you mean pull it???? Kind of a harsh way to explain it. well I would just say to have a reccommended dentist. A friend, family, just a alll round good reputation is important. Also there are pediatric dentists. Sometimes this is nice for the child. The dentist is used to children, knows how they think, their worries, their sensitive feelings. Just an idea. You may be very confident w/ your dentist, if not, look around, make a new appt. Of course its not going to feel like a walk around the park, it will hurt to some extent, but yes they do numb it. A little topical numbing first(like orajel) then the injection. Dont alarm her, just tell her casually whats going to happen, some tools, etc, & a nice little bribe never hurts! A little somthing special afterwards! Good luck, but go w/ your feeling--p's always know!

Answer 2

Once she is numb, she will not feel pain. However, she might be uncomfortable with all the stuff in her mouth.

This is what they will probably do:
numb the tooth with "sleepy juice"
remove the decay
remove part of the nerve is the decay is that deep
repair the tooth

Again, all this is usually done without pain for the child.

Note that in adults *all* of the nerve is taken out; this is done a little differently with kids and baby teeth.

Try to prepare her without making a huge deal out of it.

Tomorrow (either right before you go or on the way to the dentist), remind your daughter that she's going to get her tooth fixed, and that she'll see all kinds of neat stuff she's never seen before. Usually the dentist explains every single step to a kid because kids are often more afraid when they don't know what to expect.

If you are nervous, she will be too. It's time for a happy face, even if you are uptight. You can tell her that her lip might feel funny after seeing the dentist (or not- you know how she deals with stuff- if it's gonna make her nervous, then obviously, don't).

After her procedure tomorrow, be sure to keep an eye on her for the first hour or so after you leave. Kids have a tendency to chew on their numb lip- especially since they can't feel it.

That's all my advice, besides reminding her how wonderful she was- she's gonna have to sit still in the chair, deal with the dentists' hands in her mouth, etc. If I were a kid, a stop at the dollar store for a cool toy or two would be the perfect way to celebrate!

Answer 3

She will be fine in regard to not hurting her because if the dentist is a pediatric dentist, they do a very good job generally.

The thing that will hurt her is if they use Amalgam fillings. These contain mercury. The vapor from these fillings are emitted everyday and especially when brushing or eating hot food or drinking hot drinks. This mercury vapor goes into the body and is converted by the liver into mercuric ions that end up in the brain and destroy the Tubulon matrix around the nerve dendrites.

You can watch a video of this happening that was produced by the University of Calgary School of Medicine research team. They demonstrated that mercury is responsible for killing brain cells and can be related to Alzheimer's disease. Go the this web site and view the video because it explains it very well. Additionally, the Canadian government has chosen to ignore this study as well as our glorious American Dental Association on the basis that no study directly links Alzheimer's disease to the mercury from teeth. I choose to believe the study because there are alternative filling material and why in the world would we take a chance on something like this when there is a simple alternative. Some countries have now banned Amalgams for this reason. And why put mercury in your mouth when we all know it is a hazardous waste and causes many heavy metal problems with our bodies!

The web site: http://movies.commons.ucalgary.ca/mercury/

And yes, this study has been peer reviewed!

Look how long it took the CDC and other agencies to finally eliminate Thimerosol (mercury) from some of children's vaccinations. These people are amazing and their logic seems to follow a path of protecting the manufacturers until people die or become horribly disabled.

Answer 4

She won't like it, but the only part that'll hurt is the part where they numb her. They'll probably give her some "laughing gas". Though it won't put her to sleep, she'll just feel groggy for awhile. Sadly enough, she doesn't have an option. Having a cavity is much worse then having them take it out, atleast that part is over within a day.

Answer 5

When I had my cavity filled I found out that my cavity had to be dugged out and it was close to the never and I went over 4 shots on anethisia and I also found out anesthisia doesnt work on me!IT HURTED LIKE HELL!Im not trying to scare you,but it will probably hurt he just depends if the anestithia would affect her fully.

Answer 6

no, after they numb her she wont feel a thing... if they start drilling the nerve away then it will hurt....

for the most part it wont hurt a bit after novocain of cource

Answer 7

JUST HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE DENTIST TO DO THE RIGHT THING.