[afshaa]

My son is 15 months old and has got 4 teeth but one of his teeth has turned black and is decaying I don't know the reason and I'm really worried please help me what should I do.he is also teeting for his other teeths.

[Capuchin]

Have you gone to a dentist? I would go to a dentist. Nobody here can tell you what's going without a thorough examination, and none of us can do that over the internet, so you should see someone who can and is an expert, the dentist.

[greyraven]

Is your little one allowed to feed (ie breast feed) on demand?
My son had the same problem, and we were afraid of going to the dentist for a long time, until later on when he developed an abcess. We practice "attachment parenting" and were afraid of getting flak from the dentist.
Well we did get a bit of flak from one dentist, but we tried another and he was completely unfazed by it (this was a doctor practising in a University setting, which may have made a difference).

Basically he said that the tooth turning black meant that the decay was over for that particular tooth. It was ugly though, so he filled it in with dental epoxy, it looked much better.

Good luck!

GreyRaven

[Wondergirl]

This happened to my first son who was not yet two years old. I finally took him to a children's dentist who was very used to seeing a problem like this. He filled the tooth and, since it was a baby tooth, put a chrome crown on it. That was back in 1973. I'm sure children's dentistry has greatly progressed since then. Like greyraven said, the dentist will fix the tooth and make it look white again with a special covering that will last until your child loses the tooth and gets the permanent one.

Don't feel sad or delay. Make an appointment so that your child doesn't suffer or have pain. (I felt soooooooo good when my son's tooth was fixed!)

[MOWERMAN2468]

Is your little one allowed to feed (ie breast feed) on demand?
My son had the same problem, and we were afraid of going to the dentist for a long time, until later on when he developped an abcess. We practice "attachment parenting" and were afraid of getting flak from the dentist.
Well we did get a bit of flak from one dentist, but we tried another and he was completely unfazed by it (this was a doctor practising in a University setting, which may have made a difference).

Basically he said that the tooth turning black meant that the decay was over for that particular tooth. It was ugly though, so he filled it in with dental epoxy, it looked much better.

Good luck!

GreyRaven

Do you realize the extra pain you may have caused your son because you were AFRAID of what the dentist may say?? Sometimes I just wonder about some folks.

[MOWERMAN2468]

I too have had this happen with our last son. He had used formula, then whole milk and juice. When we first noticed the teeth turning color we got on the phone and found a pediatric dentist. The dentist says that the decaying coloration was more than likely due to the fruit juices not being diluted with water in the ratio of 50% water, and 50% juice. So it was really no ones fault as the doctor did not tell us to dilute the juice with water. Now we have a different pediatrician. And yes , you could say the doctor should have told us. But what's done is done and trying to make the doctor responsible would not have changed the outcome any. And so many people will not forgive someone for something, and try and sue them. Well I am not that way.