Wiggling Tooth

Don't get all worried.
5 isn't an uncommon age for a loose tooth.
Just know that sometimes, it comes and goes. They can lose a tooth then nothing for a while or they lose several at the same time.

It's pretty normal.

Also, I want to mention that a loose or wiggly tooth can take a while to actually come out.

Don't let your daughter get worked up.
My kids got to where they pulled their own teeth for the tooth fairy.
The first one is the scariest.

Best wishes.

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Nope, my kids had their teeth fall out early also. My just-turned-6 year old has already lost her 2 bottom teeth (lost them right after she turned 5) and they are already grown in ... and a couple months ago she lost her 2 top teeth as well and has 2 more loose. My best friend's children started losing teeth much later than this so I freaked out too but her dentist said she is perfectly normal :)

My daughter lost her first tooth at 5 y/o. She's 6 1/2 now and has lost 6 teeth so far- the last two within the last few days.

All my grandkids except one had already started losing baby teeth by age 5. It normal for some kids to do that.

Did your daughter get her baby teeth in early? My earliest teether was the earliest to lose teeth. She lost her first at 4 1/2. It was a little scary for her and she took a few days to be willing to put her tooth under her pillow for the tooth fairy. After she lost the first tooth and everything turned out fine, she was calmer about losing her teeth.

My daughter lost her first tooth at 4. Her grandfather is a dentist and assured us that it was completely normal and there was nothing to be concerned with and he was right!

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Don't worry, it's completely normal. My only daughter lost her first tooth (middle bottom) at 4 1/2 (literally 4 years and 6 months) -- I freaked out and called the dentist, but they said it's completely normal and no, I didn't need to soak it in milk and take her to an ER -- it wasn't going back in no matter how much my daughter and I weren't ready for this :) So welcome to the world of the tooth fairy. Since your daughter is already worried (as mine was because of my reaction), you might want to make a big deal of the tooth fairy -- grab a fun book about the tooth fairy at the library (we liked "You think it's easy being the tooth fairy?" by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt) and have the tooth fairy's first visit include a little gift and a little money with a note congratulating her on losing her first tooth. Also, if you have friends with a 1st grader or so, have that child talk to your daughter -- evidently it's the coolest thing in grade-school to lose your teeth. That's what it took to recover from my mommy-mistake of shrieking and nearly calling 911! (There was just a lot of blood...) Oops!!! Good luck with your daughter and hang in there!

I agree with Shane b!!! Don't get all worked up and don't pay money to see the dentist :) Takes over 3 months for a tooth to come out once it wiggly.

Sounds normal to me.

I lost my first tooth while in Kindergarden. I think it is completely normal. The redness is probably from the gun irritation that goes along with the new teeth pushing up and the baby teeth being loose and wiggling around. Just keep an eye on it and talk to the dentist on Monday. Don't let your daughter know you're worried. Tell her it's fine and that the toothfairy will be making a visit soon. Good luck.

One of my girls lost her first tooth at 4 1/2. I was worried at first but once I took a good look, it was fine. She did seem to lose them faster than my others are first but she is fine. I would only worry if it appears broken or her gums are swollen.

My advice...stop worrying. And tell your DD it will be fine.
My DD lost her 1st tooth (bottom middle) shortly before her 5th birthday.
She turns 6 this weekend and has now lost 8!.
I would tell her to leave it alone. Or at least not to wiggle it w/ her fingers.
Sounds like she has just irritated her gums to me.
Hope that helps!

Most of my daughters' friends lost their first teeth while in kindergarten (so age 5-6) and some as early as 4. So 5 sounds pretty normal to me!