 Hello everybody Andrea here with dental lmobile hygiene So I want to talk to you guys about what if a dentist has told you that your child has a cavity or many cavities And their best option is to get sleep sedation. So sleep dentistry Moderate sedation however, they called it but they want to put your child to sleep to get their cavities fixed So you do have other options I'm not saying that the dentist is wrong because absolutely not But let me tell you about a couple things that I look for in your child To really see what type of cavities they have and we might have a very strict oral hygiene routine at home I might suggest I come see your child once a month to apply a special liquid to their teeth to prevent their Cavities from getting worse, but that's so much better than sedating your child and having to pay $5,000 right if it's not needed. So let me show you guys a couple pictures. Okay I'm just gonna share my screen here. Um, so I want to show you a couple things. So First thing is what I first look for is which teeth have cavities and when they're going to lose their teeth So this is a great chart. You can find this online if you type in dental charting for kids Dental eruption for kids It shows when these teeth will come through the mouth and when they will lose those teeth Really pay attention to when they're going to lose those teeth and which tooth or teeth have cavities in them If they're going to lose that tooth in two months, you don't need to go through sedation I'm not saying to leave the cavity alone I would still come to your house because I'm a mobile dental hygienist I would apply a liquid called silver diming fluoride. It takes two seconds that will stop that cavity from getting worse If it's going to fall out in two months, that's all that's needed You do not need to go to the dentist have them drill out the cavity and fill the tooth if they're just going to lose it soon anyway But if they're going to lose that tooth in one year's time, let's say the option might be best to go to the dentist to Have that cavity fixed, but it does depend on other things I might suggest a high strength fluoride toothpaste at home I might suggest me coming in to apply that same liquid every month To kill that cavity before it gets worse and as long as your child's not in pain We can do that for the full year. So they never have to get sleep sedation or have a traumatizing experience But it does depend on a couple things. So let me show you a couple more pictures So let's say your child's cavities now look at your child now if you're the one who has the child with cavities I don't know if you guys can see this on camera here Or on my youtube video, but you see this little yellow spot. Well, it's not little but it's moderate That is a cavity, but that's not as severe as let's say these cavities Okay, these black areas that have been eating away at the teeth for a while It looks like they've even chipped a tooth because of such a big cavity But then what about where's that other picture? I wanted to show you Oh, maybe I got rid of it somehow. Sorry guys. I did have another one But so it does depend on the different kinds of cavities Are do they look like this or are they more advanced where they look like this? So if I see your child and things do look like this, it still depends on when they're going to lose those teeth I can still apply that silver diamine fluoride liquid to kill any of those active bacterial cavities I can do that. I would definitely suggest a high strength Fluoride and xylitol toothpaste together to really protect the other teeth from getting cavities But to also prevent these cavities from getting bigger after I apply That special anti-cavity liquid that can only be applied by dental professional with something like this I might have to come in to see your child every two weeks Every month to apply that anti-cavity liquid the silver diamine fluoride And to make sure you guys are helping your child brush well with a high strength fluoride toothpaste with xylitol limiting as much sugar as possible drinking a lot of water But again, it depends. Let's say you're not able to brush their teeth well Let's say you don't have time for me to come every month or every two weeks and extreme cavities to apply the liquid Then I will say the cavities are going to get worse You need to have those fixed by a dentist ASAP or it's going to cause pain Cavities you guys are a dental disease in the mouth. It's a disease that's festering literally in the mouth They will get worse But if they're going to lose those teeth even these extreme ones, you know I don't know how old this patient is of course But if they're going to lose those teeth in two months Then why not save a lot of money? Have me apply that silver diamine fluoride liquid a fluoride varnish use the right toothpaste and that's fine If it's going to take a year to lose those teeth and you don't really want to brush better You can't limit the sugar for your child. Then I will say something different It really depends on the parents. It depends on the child What I like about this toothpaste you guys This is the fluoride toothpaste that I give to my patients quite often. Sorry if it takes a while to focus there It's a fluoride and xylitol toothpaste. Okay, it doesn't want to focus You can see like xylitol and fluoride here, but it's really blurry. Sorry guys. Anyway What I like about this toothpaste is it's clear and it doesn't taste like anything So even if your child has a favorite toothpaste, which most of them do Give them that toothpaste but put this toothpaste Over top of it. So they're getting the benefits of both They need a high strength fluoride and xylitol toothpaste with decay. Okay So if you have gone to the dentist and they're suggesting sedation, you do have other options I would love to have a look at your child in person and really determine what's going on I might say to you, you know what it is best to have sedation done or I might save you You know what we can really do something strict here. I'm going to see you Every month for the next six months, but we can prevent those cavities from getting worse we can prevent that child from not having pain and There you go They'll lose those teeth because sleep sedation is about $5,000 depending on the case It is traumatic you guys for parents and children. So if you don't have to go through that That's like my mission in life It really is to avoid sleep sedation in children because I find these days and I'm being honest with you I don't even know if I should say this but a lot of dentists That's what they go to when they see a child has decay. They don't ask you questions of are you brushing? They just assume you're not brushing. They don't ask questions like what toothpaste do you use? Well here try another one They don't say we're going to be seeing you every month from now on. Yeah, I know you don't want to see us But this will prevent further decay. They probably don't do that. Do they what they do is they say your child needs sleep sedation Here's here's a paperwork You know, here's the paperwork Um Of a million dollars that you're going to have to spend. I'll see you in three months So I try to avoid that. So please comment below with any questions I'm so happy to help and I'll talk to you guys in the next video