Early Childhood Caries

Early childhood tooth decay occurs when liquids and sugary foods like milk and juice remain in your child's mouth for many hours. Bacteria love sugar and use it to make acids that eventually destroy your child's teeth. The appropriate treatment for caries in early childhood depends on the course of the disease. Small caries in a child's tooth can be treated with a simple dental filling, while treating deep caries may require pediatric pulp therapy or even the extraction of a baby tooth.