> My 2yo daughter had decay in her upper 1yr molars which necessitated 2
> silver crowns. The crowns were put on 8 days ago. No problems until 5 days
> later and a little {*filter*} was in the corner of her mouth after waking from
a
> nap. The next 2 days, more {*filter*} in her mouth when she awoke from a nap.
> Yesterday, I brought her into the dentist to have her mouth looked at and
> she said there were some ulcerations around the crowns, but by this time
the
> bleeding had stopped.

> Last night there was almost continuous bleeding out of her mouth. It
wasn't
> gushing, but a steady drip when I checked on her. This a.m. her bed looked
> like a horror scene, {*filter*} spots all over. She threw up quite a bit of
{*filter*}
> when she awoke, but the {*filter*} has since stopped. Almost as if the bleeding
> is activated when she lays down.

> What could be going on here? I should note that she still {*filter*}feeds and
no
> doubt the suction could be making the problem worse. She also is cutting
her
> 2year molars. Thank you in advance, I am really concerned.

> Kathy

>> My 2yo daughter had decay in her upper 1yr molars which necessitated 2
>> silver crowns. The crowns were put on 8 days ago. No problems until 5 days
>> later and a little {*filter*} was in the corner of her mouth after waking from
>a
>> nap. The next 2 days, more {*filter*} in her mouth when she awoke from a nap.
>> Yesterday, I brought her into the dentist to have her mouth looked at and
>> she said there were some ulcerations around the crowns, but by this time
>the
>> bleeding had stopped.

>> Last night there was almost continuous bleeding out of her mouth. It
>wasn't
>> gushing, but a steady drip when I checked on her. This a.m. her bed looked
>> like a horror scene, {*filter*} spots all over. She threw up quite a bit of
>{*filter*}
>> when she awoke, but the {*filter*} has since stopped. Almost as if the bleeding
>> is activated when she lays down.

>> What could be going on here? I should note that she still {*filter*}feeds and
>no
>> doubt the suction could be making the problem worse. She also is cutting
>her
>> 2year molars. Thank you in advance, I am really concerned.

>> Kathy

> >> My 2yo daughter had decay in her upper 1yr molars which necessitated 2
> >> silver crowns. The crowns were put on 8 days ago. No problems until 5 days
> >> later and a little {*filter*} was in the corner of her mouth after waking from
> >a
> >> nap. The next 2 days, more {*filter*} in her mouth when she awoke from a nap.
> >> Yesterday, I brought her into the dentist to have her mouth looked at and
> >> she said there were some ulcerations around the crowns, but by this time
> >the
> >> bleeding had stopped.

> >> Last night there was almost continuous bleeding out of her mouth. It
> >wasn't
> >> gushing, but a steady drip when I checked on her. This a.m. her bed looked
> >> like a horror scene, {*filter*} spots all over. She threw up quite a bit of
> >{*filter*}
> >> when she awoke, but the {*filter*} has since stopped. Almost as if the bleeding
> >> is activated when she lays down.

> >> What could be going on here? I should note that she still {*filter*}feeds and
> >no
> >> doubt the suction could be making the problem worse. She also is cutting
> >her
> >> 2year molars. Thank you in advance, I am really concerned.

> >> Kathy

> You mean to tell me that a dentist put metal crowns in a 2 year old's mouth???
> And you let him??

> Mercy this is unreal!

> Please do some research and do NOT ever  allow anyone to put this toxic
> material in a child's mouth!

> Jan

> My 2yo daughter had decay in her upper 1yr molars which necessitated 2
> silver crowns. The crowns were put on 8 days ago. No problems until 5 days
> later and a little {*filter*} was in the corner of her mouth after waking from a
> nap. The next 2 days, more {*filter*} in her mouth when she awoke from a nap.
> Yesterday, I brought her into the dentist to have her mouth looked at and
> she said there were some ulcerations around the crowns, but by this time the
> bleeding had stopped.

> Last night there was almost continuous bleeding out of her mouth. It wasn't
> gushing, but a steady drip when I checked on her. This a.m. her bed looked
> like a horror scene, {*filter*} spots all over. She threw up quite a bit of {*filter*}
> when she awoke, but the {*filter*} has since stopped. Almost as if the bleeding
> is activated when she lays down.

> What could be going on here? I should note that she still {*filter*}feeds and no
> doubt the suction could be making the problem worse. She also is cutting her
> 2year molars. Thank you in advance, I am really concerned.

> Kathy

> > I have an appointment to see the dentist and doctor in 2 hours.

> > My 2yo daughter had decay in her upper 1yr molars which necessitated 2
> > silver crowns. The crowns were put on 8 days ago. No problems until 5 days
> > later and a little {*filter*} was in the corner of her mouth after waking from a
> > nap. The next 2 days, more {*filter*} in her mouth when she awoke from a nap.
> > Yesterday, I brought her into the dentist to have her mouth looked at and
> > she said there were some ulcerations around the crowns, but by this time the
> > bleeding had stopped.

> > Last night there was almost continuous bleeding out of her mouth. It wasn't
> > gushing, but a steady drip when I checked on her. This a.m. her bed looked
> > like a horror scene, {*filter*} spots all over. She threw up quite a bit of {*filter*}
> > when she awoke, but the {*filter*} has since stopped. Almost as if the bleeding
> > is activated when she lays down.

> > What could be going on here? I should note that she still {*filter*}feeds and no
> > doubt the suction could be making the problem worse. She also is cutting her
> > 2year molars. Thank you in advance, I am really concerned.

> > Kathy

> How can a child get decay...? Ithought nowadays kids shouldn't get an with
> proper cleaning, progressive quantities of fluoride given to them (via
> brushing and also treatment...) The swedes don't have any more decays to
> treat i child's dentistry, because they handle the problem early.
> Appart from particular patients, the main cause of decays with child is the
> bad cooking.net">food balance and the sweets and sugar they are given.

> You still {*filter*}feed a kid with teeth.. Wow, that impresses me...

> Also why didn't your dentist filled the decay with amalgams instead of
> "silver"..?

> C{*filter*}te

> Today's visit at both dentist and doctor was interesting. The dentist looked
> at the gums and surrounding tissues and said they looked great. She further
> indicated that she has never seen or heard of anything like this before. She
> is a pediatric dentist and I do feel comfortable with what she said. I also
> took my daughter to the pediatrician. She looked at all vital signs and she
> said that she was the picture of health. She thinks that Sophia is perhaps
> grinding her teeth at night and maybe cutting open the inside of her mouth.
> She ruled out bleeding in the throat and bleeding from the
> intestines/stomach. She wanted to talk with the dentist to see what she
> thought of that assessment. At this time she thinks the recent {*filter*}
> procedure is suspect. I am waiting to hear what the ped. says.

> Thanks everyone for all your help. Today has been a long day.

> Kathy

> > We haven't banished all decay from children's teeth, it would be great if
> we
> > could. Another reason a child could get decay so early is an enamel defect
> > which would cause the teeth to be more susceptible.  Stainless steel crown
> > have been used in pediatric cases for many years.  they come preformed and
> > are less expensive than gold or ceramics..
> > It's very important for parents to care for the baby teeth.  Not only is
> it
> > preventive, but the child is less fearful when they see a dentist if they
> > are comfortable with mom and Dad checking and cleaning their teeth.
> > Kathy, please let us know what the dentist said.
> > Pat Buss RDH

> >> My 2yo daughter had decay in her upper 1yr molars which necessitated 2
> >> silver crowns. The crowns were put on 8 days ago. No problems until 5
days
> >> later and a little {*filter*} was in the corner of her mouth after waking
from
> >a
> >> nap. The next 2 days, more {*filter*} in her mouth when she awoke from a
nap.
> >> Yesterday, I brought her into the dentist to have her mouth looked at
and
> >> she said there were some ulcerations around the crowns, but by this
time
> >the
> >> bleeding had stopped.

> >> Last night there was almost continuous bleeding out of her mouth. It
> >wasn't
> >> gushing, but a steady drip when I checked on her. This a.m. her bed
looked
> >> like a horror scene, {*filter*} spots all over. She threw up quite a bit of
> >{*filter*}
> >> when she awoke, but the {*filter*} has since stopped. Almost as if the
bleeding
> >> is activated when she lays down.

> >> What could be going on here? I should note that she still {*filter*}feeds
and
> >no
> >> doubt the suction could be making the problem worse. She also is
cutting
> >her
> >> 2year molars. Thank you in advance, I am really concerned.

> >> Kathy

> You mean to tell me that a dentist put metal crowns in a 2 year old's
mouth???
> And you let him??

> Mercy this is unreal!

> Please do some research and do NOT ever  allow anyone to put this toxic
> material in a child's mouth!

> Jan

> Steve

> > The way it was explained to me is that the pattern of decay was
consistent
> > with children who have nighttime access to a bottle or a {*filter*}. My
child is
> > not a bottle drinker, but, slept with me and nursed at night. I have 2
older
> > children who nursed well into their 3's (at night also) and have never
had a
> > cavity (ages 8 and 6). Since I found out about the decay in the molars,
I
> > have since weaned my daughter at night.

> > Today's visit at both dentist and doctor was interesting. The dentist
looked
> > at the gums and surrounding tissues and said they looked great. She
further
> > indicated that she has never seen or heard of anything like this before.
She
> > is a pediatric dentist and I do feel comfortable with what she said. I
also
> > took my daughter to the pediatrician. She looked at all vital signs and
she
> > said that she was the picture of health. She thinks that Sophia is
perhaps
> > grinding her teeth at night and maybe cutting open the inside of her
mouth.
> > She ruled out bleeding in the throat and bleeding from the
> > intestines/stomach. She wanted to talk with the dentist to see what she
> > thought of that assessment. At this time she thinks the recent {*filter*}
> > procedure is suspect. I am waiting to hear what the ped. says.

> > Thanks everyone for all your help. Today has been a long day.

> > Kathy

> > > We haven't banished all decay from children's teeth, it would be great
if
> > we
> > > could. Another reason a child could get decay so early is an enamel
defect
> > > which would cause the teeth to be more susceptible.  Stainless steel
crown
> > > have been used in pediatric cases for many years.  they come preformed
and
> > > are less expensive than gold or ceramics..
> > > It's very important for parents to care for the baby teeth.  Not only
is
> > it
> > > preventive, but the child is less fearful when they see a dentist if
they
> > > are comfortable with mom and Dad checking and cleaning their teeth.
> > > Kathy, please let us know what the dentist said.
> > > Pat Buss RDH

> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001
> http://www.***.com/

> Question, I still {*filter*}feed during the day. Could the suction created
> during {*filter*}feeding be causing the crown to slice the inside of the mouth
> or something? The pediatrician didn't think there was any cause to stop
> nursing. I, however, am a little leery about it.

> Kathy

> >     The pediatric dentist saw no cuts or ulcers in the mouth to explain
> the
> > bleeding?

> > Steve

> > > The way it was explained to me is that the pattern of decay was
> consistent
> > > with children who have nighttime access to a bottle or a {*filter*}. My
> child is
> > > not a bottle drinker, but, slept with me and nursed at night. I have 2
> older
> > > children who nursed well into their 3's (at night also) and have never
> had a
> > > cavity (ages 8 and 6). Since I found out about the decay in the molars,
> I
> > > have since weaned my daughter at night.

> > > Today's visit at both dentist and doctor was interesting. The dentist
> looked
> > > at the gums and surrounding tissues and said they looked great. She
> further
> > > indicated that she has never seen or heard of anything like this before.
> She
> > > is a pediatric dentist and I do feel comfortable with what she said. I
> also
> > > took my daughter to the pediatrician. She looked at all vital signs and
> she
> > > said that she was the picture of health. She thinks that Sophia is
> perhaps
> > > grinding her teeth at night and maybe cutting open the inside of her
> mouth.
> > > She ruled out bleeding in the throat and bleeding from the
> > > intestines/stomach. She wanted to talk with the dentist to see what she
> > > thought of that assessment. At this time she thinks the recent {*filter*}
> > > procedure is suspect. I am waiting to hear what the ped. says.

> > > Thanks everyone for all your help. Today has been a long day.

> > > Kathy

> > > > We haven't banished all decay from children's teeth, it would be great
> if
> > > we
> > > > could. Another reason a child could get decay so early is an enamel
> defect
> > > > which would cause the teeth to be more susceptible.  Stainless steel
> crown
> > > > have been used in pediatric cases for many years.  they come preformed
> and
> > > > are less expensive than gold or ceramics..
> > > > It's very important for parents to care for the baby teeth.  Not only
> is
> > > it
> > > > preventive, but the child is less fearful when they see a dentist if
> they
> > > > are comfortable with mom and Dad checking and cleaning their teeth.
> > > > Kathy, please let us know what the dentist said.
> > > > Pat Buss RDH

> > --
> > Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
> > Brooklyn, NY
> > 718-258-5001
> > http://www.***.com/