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Subject	Date Asked
Brittle and falling teeth	12/30/2009
Q: My 2 years old baby boy's primary teeth are cracking and falling bit by bit. A local dentist said ... A: Your dentist is half right. The problem actually seems to be because of prolonged breast feeding, ...
primary canines	12/24/2009
Q: i have a daugther 7 years old , with a swelling aruond her upper c , and the tooth were severly ... A: permanent canine is expected to replace the upper c at 11-12 years of age so extraction is being ...
teeth removing	12/22/2009
Q: I am Kavitha from mysore. Im having 6years old girl child.In the school while playing she fell down ... A: trauma (hurt) to milk tooth especially if movement is towards inside of gum can cause any sort of ...
pediatric root canals	12/16/2009
Q: my daughter is 4 and it has been suggested she get a baby root canal on both her bottom mollars. Is ... A: root canal when indicated is essential to maintain the tooth in healthy stage. complications can be ...
wich is better	12/12/2009
Q: wich is better for an absessed tooth for an 11 year old an extraction or a root canel why tal ... A: root canal is better as it is a permanent tooth and once lost tooth will not be replaced by any ...
abcess	11/30/2009
Q: What is the treatment protocol for a 6 year old with an abscess tooth? A: an abscess tooth will require either root canal therapy or extraction (removal) and that depends on ...
delayed eruption of tooth	11/20/2009
Q: I daughter have turned 1 year old on 26th October however there is no tooth visible for her till now ... A: There have been many cases i have came across in which that kind of delay in eruption (appearance of ...
Baby root canal	11/20/2009
Q: I brought my 3 year old to the dentist today and we were told that she has a large cavity that must ... A: many a times decay is much more than what appears to you from naked eye. You can consult to ...
Teething after all teeth are in	11/19/2009
Q: My 28 mo. old daughter is frequently putting objects in her mouth to chew on. She recently started ... A: as you have written about an extra cusp, just make sure that this is not the cause of discomfort, ...
frenectomy	11/14/2009
Q: My 12 year old daughter is undergoing correction of her incisors (protrusion)by braces which have ... A: Sometimes frenum is fibrous and causes midline diastema and frenectomy is needed to remove that so ...
Caps for 3 and 5 year old	11/13/2009
Q: My children had their first dentist visit. I was told my three year old son had 10 cavities and need ... A: Upper front central teeth comes at about 7 years of age with variation of 6 months. Many a times the ...
4 yr old and cavities	11/12/2009
Q: I just took my son that is 4 to a pediatric dentist. He told me and showed me that my son has two ... A: these procedures are recommended at that stage and yes if left untreated, this can lead to harmful ...
3-yr old cavities	11/9/2009
Q: Daughter just turned 3 years old so brought her for first check-up. Dentist says 4 cavities so bad ... A: if cavities have been diagnosed, they have to be treated at earliest otherwise root canal treatment ...
2yr old extraction	10/28/2009
Q: my grandson fell and chipped 1 front tooth ...the dentist recommended putting a cap on it ...he was ... A: Unless teeth are very mobile or pushed inside gums due to injury, there is no reason for extraction. ...
Toddler Front Tooth Loose	10/26/2009
Q: My 2.5 year old hit her face on a marble top table today, she was bending down to pick up something ... A: consult a pedodontist at earliest. Injury to milk tooth can result in damage to underlying ...
Milk tooth not erupting	10/22/2009
Q: My 21 month old daughter has not had a lower lateral incisor come through on one side. Her others ... A: there are high chances of absence of permanent tooth if milk tooth is absent. But please confirm the ...
no tooth enamel	10/17/2009
Q: My 5 year old daughter has recently lost her 2 bottom front teeth.Her adult teeth are just growing ... A: this happens in case of enamel hypoplasia. It is a developmental disorder and nothing much can be ...
Root Canal	10/13/2009
Q: My 10yr old daughter came off her bike and knocked one of her top front teeth completely out. It was ... A: The sequence of treatment is quite fine, however success rate depends on the time gap between the ...
spacer	10/11/2009
Q: Our pediatric orthodontist wants to put a spacer in my daughters mouth to make room for her adult ... A: i think you are describing an expansion appliance. The selection of appliance is very much case ...
Healthy Tooth Extraction for 6-year-olds	10/1/2009
Q: My children, both 6 years old, have lost all four of their bottom incisors. I have been told they ... A: What i can understand with your explanation is that serial extraction procedure has been planned for ...
Baby tooth intruded into gum	9/29/2009
Q: My almost 18-month old fell today and one of the lower incisors was pushed into his gum. I brought ... A: re-eruption of the intruded tooth can occur that means pushed tooth can come out of its own over a ...
one tooth missing!	9/27/2009
Q: My son will be two in about 4 weeks. He was a late teether for primary teeth but on time for his ... A: The tooth you have mentioned usually erupts at about 10-12 months of age. If its counterpart on ...
My son broke his tooth.	9/27/2009
Q: Ashish, My son Anirudh who is 3.5yrs old broke his front tooth(milk tooth) while playing. We are ... A: First you have to make sure that tooth is broken or intruded (pushed inside). Second condition is ...
my 18month old son	9/26/2009
Q: my 18month old son has holes in all 4 of his back teeth that have just come throught will they need ... A: Yes, these cavities should be treated at earliest otherwise they will increase in size and can reach ...
dead root	9/22/2009
Q: MY child fell and broke his 2 front teeth one broke 1/2 way and the other broke like less than 1/2 ... A: If permanent teeth are broken and tooth has become non-vital (dead) then root canal should be done ...
white spots	9/21/2009
Q: , he brushes his teeth all the time . he does drink alot of milk though. what could be causeing ... A: you haven't mentioned when did you first notice the spot. If you have noticed the spot recently then ...
under-bite problem	9/21/2009
Q: My 11 year old son has been diagnosed with an underbite problem. one doctor suggested surgical ... A: Bharali, open bite is the word i think you are trying to mention. If only surgical option is there ...
how to turn the palatal expander?	9/20/2009
Q: My son (8 yrs old) has the crossbite. The treatment from his orthodontics include 2 phases. Phase 1: ... A: duration of palatal expander is not fixed. It changes according to severity of cross bite and age of ...
RE: 13 month old's upper teeth	9/17/2009
Q: I have a 13 month old who's top four teeth have thining of the enamel. I took him to a dentist and ... A: As per your description there can be two reasons for this condition. One which is more common is ...
Child Molar?	9/17/2009
Q: I have 4 year old boy that seems to be getting a molar. Is this normal? He was just seen by a ... A: Mr Billie, its not common to have teeth at that age because milk/baby teeth(primary dentition ...

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Dr Ashish Jain

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Expertise

Everything related to child dentistry. I will be happy to help parents with queries related to child dental health. As i am a exclusive practitioner i wouldn't be answering any questions about general dentistry.

Experience

I am a pedodontist/ pediatric dentist and practicing exclusive dentistry for children since years.

Organizations
Maharashtra Dental council, Indian Dental Association, Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Education/Credentials
Post graduation in pedodontics and preventive dentistry

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