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My 8 yr old has a blister on her gum, my dentist wants to take out tooth below he feels the infection will damage the adult tooth to come is it true?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Possibly: The baby tooth may be restorable with a "baby root canal". Hard to say what is best for your daughter; get a second opinion if you are concerned.

Answered 5/8/2013

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Dr. Donald Rollofson answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Infection needs care: If the blister is due to an infected baby tooth the parulus or site of draining shows the dentist where the infection is coming from and must be eliminated. Many times the permanent tooth crown is fully formed and really will not be damaged but the infection and bone loss alone points to the need for a pulp treatment of the baby tooth or in many cases its extraction.

Answered 5/8/2013

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