What is the purpose for silver caps on children’s teeth?
I wasn’t able to accompany my 5 yr old son to the dentist so I’m a little confused on why he has to have silver caps put on his teeth next week….does anyone know the reason for these??
At age 5 your child must have a real high decay rate. Stainless steel crowns are used when there would not be enough tooth structure left after removing all of the decay to hold a silver filling. They are very durable and will not re decay like big silver fillings may. They will be placed on the baby teeth that are supposed to last until age 11 or 12.
I think they’re when a child has a cavity and the dentist fills them or something. I used to have caps, too, where cavities once were when i was ten and under. I didn’t know they still used the silver caps though…
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At age 5 your child must have a real high decay rate. Stainless steel crowns are used when there would not be enough tooth structure left after removing all of the decay to hold a silver filling. They are very durable and will not re decay like big silver fillings may. They will be placed on the baby teeth that are supposed to last until age 11 or 12.
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I’m a dentist