It can be startling to hear from the dentist that your child needs to have a tooth pulled, but rest assured it is no time to panic. Dr. Emily Hahn, Pediatric Dentist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, discusses what you need to know about baby teeth extraction to explain the reasoning behind why they need to be pulled and what the healing process looks like. The best thing to do is to work with the dentist that will be delivering the care to discuss how to best prepare your child to get them through it successfully.
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