Permanent Tooth Coming in Behind Baby Tooth

Hello, One of my little brother's friends had the same thing happen. All of his permanent teeth came in behind the baby teeth. Eventually the baby ones fell out. While he had two rows of teeth we called him the shark and he loved it. Learned a lot about sharks that year!

It is funny because we had the same thing at our house last week. I used the tooth numbing gel and we (child and I) worked on the tooth until it was more loose. When the tooth was ready we then reapplied the gel and pulled it out. She didn't feel a thing! Now we have to work on the other one! :) As a retired dental assistant I will tell you that the new tooth will eventually push the other one out if the old one is already loose. At this young age you don't need to worry about mis-allignment, just keep them both very clean. I do recomend getting the loose one out though. In some cases the dentist does need to get involved like if the tooth just will not come out for you. Trust your instinct!

Hi C.. Not to worry, My 5 1/2 year old has both her big teeth coming in behind her baby teeth. We went to the Dentist last week for her 6 mo. check up and the Dentist said, It is very common. There is no need to have them pulled the big teeth should help push the baby teeth out. He did say you could help it along by wiggling the teeth a few times a day. He said he gets worried parents all the time. Not to worry, it is very normal.

All of my adult molars grew in before my baby molars had fallen out. I had two sets of teeth for a long time - a year or more? - before I finally had them yanked so I could get on with my orthodontic work in my early teens.

You probably want to have it checked out by a dentist, just to be sure it doesn't cause any long term crowding, but I wouldn't think that a few weeks is going to cause any problems. Just keep them both brushed!

Hope this helps!

I agree with the other posters but you should know that if it needs to be pulled it can wait until your dentist gets back. My son had a tooth that the dentist insured us would come out as it was wiggly and the permanent tooth was starting to come in. Well we got busy and forgot. Six months later at his next check up it was still there. Ended up that there was a little hook on the molar that was preventing it from coming out on it's own. A quick procedure, the tooth was extracted and his permanent tooth came in right away. No permanent damage was done.

C.,
This recently happened to my daughter with three of her teeth. I was hoping that they would eventually fall out, but the further her adult teeth came up the harder it seemed to be. Our dentist told her to start wiggling them to try to get them loose, which we didn't do very well. We finally had them extracted, $150 later. I would try to wiggle it to encourage it to come out on it's own and if it wont you should go get it extracted.
Good luck!

Hi C.,
We experienced the exact same thing with our son. Our dentist told us it is actually quite normal and not to mess with it. His baby tooth didn't fall out until his permanent tooth was almost completely in behind it. Amazingly, within a week or two, the permanent tooth magically moved into the right place on its own. No problems whatsoever. Hope that helps!

We had that happening to my DS and took him to the dentist, because the teeth were semi loose but couldn't pull them out. They pulled them out and then the permenant teeth actually started to move into the position that they were supposed to be in in the first place. I would try and get the baby teeth out soon, to allow the new ones room to get into place and try and avoid a trip to the orthodontist for braces later. I would start by having your DS wiggle and worry the tooth as much as he can to see if you can't get it out before your dentist gets back and then if not, take him in.