Losing Teeth and Future Teeth Problems

C., the only thing you can do to help him is to take him to the dentist every six months, get his teeth checked by a pediatric orthodonist, and shell out the money.

Back in OUR day, there was not a whole lot they could do early on, like expanders, all that. So many kids I knew had to wear headsets outside of their mouths - yuck! I had to wear the wrapped round each tooth type of bands, and then or course there were the rubber bands. Nowadays, there is the Damon System (so much LESS pain!) and for regular braces, less metal, and even the see through ones.

But before that, for your son, the pre-brace deal will help. And remember that when his permanent teeth come in, they are supposed to be big for his little face. If they aren't he'll look like he has peg teeth all the rest of the older years of his life.

Dawn

I would schedule an appointment with an Orthodontist and see what if any options are available to you at this time. One of my friends children was able to use a palate seperator at a fairly young age which helped with the over crowding.

I was a nanny for 7 children who were all unfortunate enough to get their dads teeth and mouth structure. They started at 8 yr.s old getting permanent teeth pulled and a Bi-oh-nate-ur (Don't know how to spell it but that is how it sounds) put in to wear to lengthen their bottom jaw bone as it grew.

They can pull the teeth earlier now and that allows the jaw bone to not have to grow so much to meet the need of the teeth coming in. They can also start braces much younger so the kids bones will grow the prettiest way. Go to the orthodontist now to save time and money for you and your son.

You need a good pediatric dentist who will monitor him every 6 months.

I teach and I see a lot of younger children (2nd grade) with spacers, etc already in preparation for braces.

My son just got braces in Januaryat 14.5 year old - he has an overbite and large top front teeth, a misshaped soft palate and weird jaws (just a wreck LOL) .

He did get teased and had been asking for braces for a few years. I always told him yes we would but waited until his adult teeth were all in. During the teasing I told him to ignore it and to know that he would have a beautiful by the time he graduated high school. Oh, the teasing angered him, but mostly he just blew it off because he did know that (a) they kids were just being jerks and (b) he was going to have to his teeth "fixed" so it really didn't matter in the long run what the other kids said.