Any Dentists On Here Please That Can Help Me With A Question?

[lilacben]

Our 7 year old grandson has had an abscess under one of his back double teeth,
The dentist drilled through the tooth, without any painkiller. and burst the abscess. My daughter said he was having trouble to stop it bleeding. The thing is my poor little grandson was screaming in pain but the dentist turned nasty with him. Last week he had to go back and this time the dentist plugged the hole with an antibiotics paste. And today he drilled it again before filling it. My daughter said he was crying again and was in a lot of pain. This really doesn't sound right to me.? my daughter also said the dentist was puzzled why it was hurting him. Is this normal.?

[J9PUR]

jno: giving a local aneasthetic into an infected area is unlikely to have any affect. A general anaesthetic is now considered 'last resort' due to the associated risks involved

[J9PUR]

@ Wolfgang: there are many types of 'dental infection' and here we are taking about an acute alveolar abscess in a deciduous tooth. Is this what you were suffering from?

[J9PUR]

Dealing with this scenario is traumatic for all - the child, the parent AND the dentist!

[Sqad]

I agree with ALL J9PUR's posts.

[lilacben]

J9PUR,thankyou so much for coming on and answering. Please could you tell me if the tooth should have been dead.? Because the dentist was puzzled why it hurt him? he was also worried because it bleed a lot and wouldnt stop.! The hole was left open until the next appointment two weeks later, when he packed it with the antibiotics.............which also hurt my grandson .......and lastly he went back this week and he drilled it all out again and filled it.
many thanks Brenda x

[woofgang]

well its wasn't a deciduous tooth but it was definitely an acute infection. I cannot belive that there is NOTHING that can be done to reduce the pain for the child.

[boxtops]

This sounds ghastly -poor child, thanks to J9 for professional advice.

Alba, what desky describes is exactly what happened to me. Take impression, take defective teeth out, put the new denture in immediately. It certainly was the way it was done a few years back. I'm not aware it's any different now.

[J9PUR]

lilacben: sorry for the delay in replying. With regards your last posting...

The bleeding is from the pulp chamber within the tooth and is due to the increased blood flow to the tooth as a result of inflammation. The pulp is said to be 'hyperaemic' and the bleeding is sometimes difficult to control. Nothing of concern though.

Hopefully your grandson is feeling more comfortable now and hope that the pulp therpy will be successful.