what home remedy or medicine can i use for my 23 months old daugher for the bottle tooth decay?

Question

my daughter is 23 mons old and she had the habbit of sleeping with the bottle at the night...but a months back i noticed some chalky lines on her teeth and i found out that it is bottle tooth decay, i took her to the dentist he said tht i have to take her to the ped dentist and the treatment would be done after putting her to sleep...filing or whatever and her pediatric dr said that she is too young for this..and said to wait and brush her teeth and all....but i am so worried that her teeth might get ruined and it would spread no reduce....plz can any one help me find a solutin which is easy and not pain full?? i need your help plzz!!

Answer 1

As pretty much everyone else has already stated, no home remedy is going to help this situation. The chalky lines you're talking about are not reversible as it is already decay. Also, I'm sure your dentist has looked around your daughter's mouth and some areas probably have more decay (cavities) then you've noticed.

You need to stop giving her the bottle ASAP at night, unless it's only with water. Otherwise the decay can get even worse, start going to the root, and she will probably need some of her baby teeth removed.

Removing baby teeth at such a young age (way before the teeth are ready to fall out) is very bad for the development of her adult teeth. Her baby teeth could start shifting positions, which would cause problems when the adult teeth are forming and trying to come into their correct position. This means crowding is a high possibility of her adult teeth (meaning she'll need braces when she's older). Also, she's supposed to have her baby teeth for another 4 years at least, and if you leave them with the decay there (let's just assume that somehow you were lucky enough not to need root canals or teeth pulled before that) then when her adult teeth start to form there's a chance they will have decalcification and lines and discolouration on them because baby teeth have an effect on adult teeth formation. If the baby teeth are unhealthy or if she's systemically unhealthy (which is possible because she could get infections from these baby teeth) then it has a direct effect on her adult teeth giving them problems.

I know you're worried about her now which is understandable, but the sooner you get her situation under control the less problems you will have in the future, which as I'm sure you've been reading there are higher chances for MANY problems. If you take her to a pedo dentist and he puts her to sleep it will be pretty painless now anyways because I'm sure they'll use laughing gas to get her to sleep first, then they'll do the fillings.

You really need to take care of this now though. No home remedies will fix this problem at all.

EXCERPT FROM A WEBSITE:
"Baby teeth are important to a child for chewing and biting food, making a good smile, and speaking. However, the most important function of baby teeth is that they are holding space in the mouth for upcoming permanent teeth.

The first baby tooth erupts around 6 to 8 months of age, and usually all 20 baby teeth are erupted by the age of 2 or 2-and-a-half. Early loss of baby teeth can cause blocked eruption, drifting, crooking and crowding of the permanent teeth.

A child who prematurely loses baby teeth will have a very high chance of needing braces in the future. If an abscess or infection occurs around baby teeth with ECC, it may affect the development of the underlying permanent teeth."


Please read these websites, it will help explain everything as well. Or just search on google for "early childhood caries" or "baby bottle syndrome"

http://www.cosmetic-dentistry-center.com/PPF/Parameters/101_357_/cosmetic-dentistry-center.asp

http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/baby.htm

http://cudental.creighton.edu/HTM/bottlcav.htm

Answer 2

home remedy medicine 23 months daugher bottle tooth decay

Answer 3

Unfortunately, there is no easy solution. You need to have her see a pediatric dentist. Decay can lead to other problems, such as infections (abcesses) and tooth loss. Your daughter needs these baby teeth for a long time. They are not only helping her to chew and function, they are space maintainers for when her permanent teeth come in. PLEASE get this taken care of ASAP before they begin to hurt her. I would definitely only give her milk or juice (diluted w/ water) at meals only and water otherwise. Limit other sweets and snacking with carbs. Good luck

Answer 4

Get rid of the bottle!

There is no home remedy or medicine that you can use to get rid of bottle-mouth... the damage is already done and irreversible.

She's not the one who had the habit of sleeping with it, you are. It's not easy, but just throw out the bottles (all of them) and get one of those 'sippy' cups to use instead.... and not in bed.

She'll give you a hard time at first, but don't give in.... if she's thirsty enough, she'll drink.

Best of luck to you~

Answer 5

why did you bother with going to a dentist if you had no intention of doing what they told you to do? There IS NO EASY AND PAINLESS SOLUTION, you caused it by letting the child go to bed with a bottle, now you and the child get to bear the consequences. Do what they told you to do and own up to your responsibility.

Answer 6

you should go to the pediatric dentist. don wait any longer he or she will do whats the Best for your doughtier. the decay is irreversible. TAKE THE BABY BOTTLE OFF!!!

Answer 7

THE SOLUTION IS QUITE SIMPLE IT IN VOLVES 2 THINGS YOU MUST DO.
#1 NOTHING EXCEPT PLAIN WATER AT NIGHT, IT'S EITHER WATER OR NOTHING AT NIGHT
#2 TAKE HER TO SEE A PEDIATRIC DENTIST ASAP AND START MAKING SURE SHE BRUSHES AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY.