Baby teeth damaged by decay, infections in young gums, and children crying in pain from an untreated abscess are all challenges that Dr. Bella Panjwani faces almost every working day at her Saint John dental clinic.
In a photo of a boy, about age six, she points to teeth she considers unrestorable.
He was in such pain and so agitated to be in an unfamiliar dentist’s chair, staff couldn’t do their work.