Do children with tooth decay need to be treated with fillings?

Tooth decay in children in the growth and development period is a very sad thing for us, which is mainly related to the excessive consumption of sweets by some children, and the cleaning of teeth is not in place, so we must strengthen the care of children in life to prevent the occurrence of tooth decay, it is very harmful to children, tooth decay is a common disease, everyone will appear, affecting our health. It is easy to be ignored by people who affect eating, many people only know little about caries, and are worried about under what circumstances it will be very serious, so, what are the treatments for caries in children?

1. Drug treatment of dental caries: pit and fissure sealing

This is a treatment method that mainly focuses on prevention, but it is still effective in treating tooth decay to a certain extent. Because the pit and fissure sealing technology is to fill the cavity of the tooth with polymer resin material, let the resin penetrate into the cavity, and then solidify and seal. In this way, the source of nutrients for the bacteria in the caries can be cut off until the bacteria die; Moreover, the pit and fissure sealing method also prevents the re-erosion of bacteria to a certain extent.

2. Filling for the treatment of caries: glass ion or resin filling

This method can also better treat children's dental caries, the viscosity of glass ions and resin materials is good, the pulp is less irritated, insoluble in saliva, and the color is similar to natural teeth. Simply remove the decayed tissue, fill the cavity with glass ions or resin, and repair and polish it after light curing. In particular, resin is malleable, giving it plenty of time to fill and reconstruct the shape of the tooth.

3. Filling treatment of caries: root canal treatment

Fillings are the process of removing decayed diseased tissue, creating a cavity with a certain retention force, and then filling it with dental materials to restore the original shape of the tooth. This is the best way to treat tooth decay, especially for children. Root canal treatment is to completely remove the infected pulp and infected dentin and toxic decomposition products through root canal treatment instruments, after root canal rinsing, disinfection, and finally fill the cavity, isolate bacteria from entering the root canal and cavity for reinfection, effectively treat caries infection, and can also reduce the incidence of inflammation such as apical periodontitis.