Discoloration of Tooth

My first thought is to ask if she has been on amoxicilin or something similar frequently due to ear infections etc. throughout her childhood. This tends to cause that problem. If not I would go ahead and set up an appointmet to double check to make sure it is normal loosing the teeth process and not an infection or something.

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A.,

Has your little one ever had to be on high dosages of antibiotics for any length of time? Sometimes this will cause discoloring and even loosen teeth. But, the answer is also yes to the question above. Some children loose their teeth very early.

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Yes it is normal for her to be loosing her teeth already most start around 6 or seven but it can be eariler her permanet teeth could be maturing faster and getting ready to come in. I remember my girls some of their got discolored when they got loose because they aren't getting nutrition anymore.
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Another thought is injury to the tooth. My daughter's tooth turned a little ashen after two hard bumps within a few days of each other. Her tooth also loosened up a little bit. We told her not to bite into ANYTHING for a few days, and that seemed to help. It tightened back up and colored up after a few days of babying it.

As far as losing teeth, I've always heard that if your child got teeth as a baby early, it stands to reason that they will probably be the first ones in their peer group to lose their baby teeth. My kids both got teeth later as a baby, so they will probably be the last ones in their classes to lose them.

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The age is normal for losing teeth. Both my kids were 5 when their teeth started to fall. The discoloration doesn't sound normal though. You may just want to call your dentist and see what he thinks. It never hurts to ask. Hope it's nothing to worry about.

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I have four children, they have always told me that their teeth hurt and then they would get loose. But as far as discoloration she my have hit her mouth and did something to her nerves this happened to my friends daughter.Not a doc but maybe that is what is going on.Good luck hopefully nothing to cerious.

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One of my sons had a discolored tooth when he was about 3 1/2 years old and I was advised that he had "bruised his tooth"! I found it odd, but most likely he fell on his tooth at some point and I was told it would eventually go away...which it did, but it takes a long time...Months? - Hard for me to remember since it was 3 1/2 years ago...Hope this helps! Also, it is unlikely that she is loosing a top tooth yet if she hasn't lost one from below yet.
- Mom of two girls: ages 4 and 10
and two boys: ages 7 and 9

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Yes, it is normal for her to start losing teeth at five years old. Some children lose them early. Have you asked her if someone hit her in the mouth? or perhaps she bumped it? The discoloration suggests that there might have been a trauma.

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Loose teeth at 5 are perfectly normal. Discolored, however, is not. I would put in a call to the dentist. My older son is 6. His top 2 baby teeth came in discolored. He had (since he has lost them both) poor enamel on then. One tooth actually died, had an exposed root and quite the cavity. We left it alone since it caused no pain and we danced for joy when if fell out. The permanent teeth that have come in are just fine.

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