Bottom Teeth
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Son Is Grinding Teeth
Asked by C.M. from Kansas City
on April 8, 2008
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I cant stand his grinding he has 6 teeth 4 on top and 2 on bottom I cant take the grining it creeps me out.. I give him toys to chew on and grind on but nothing has he...
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- AHHHHHHHHH! I know the feeling! Worse than nails on a chalkboard I think! My daughter did this a little at that age. She just stopped! I don't remember the la...
- Hi C.! I am a dental assistant and have 6 kids so I've been there. There isn't anything you can do about it except if your son has a pacifier to stick it in his mout...
- Hi C., I bet you've received 1,000 responses by now with advise! I'm a 45 year old grandmother of 1 beautiful 7 year old girl. I have 3 children of my own - 1 girl a...
Hair Combing and Teeth Brushing
Asked by D.C. from Sarasota
on June 8, 2010
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Hi, I can't get my granddaughter to let me brush her teeth or hair. She has extremely curly hair and it gets in alot of knots, even with No More Tangles sprayed on it....
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- My daughter has very long, thick hair. The trick that works well for us, is that while she is in the tub - I slather her hair with conditioner and comb through before ...
- For curly hair DON'T brush it dry. Brush it in the bath or shower WITH conditioner on it. Style it wet. Just squeeze the water out, and press with a towel (don't rub a...
- My older daughter has curly hair, and I started using "real" shampoo and conditioner on her at about that age. Obviously you have to be careful about not getting it in...
Grinding Teeth at Night
Asked by J.A. from St. Louis
on August 30, 2010
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My husband and I both grind our teeth at night while we are sleeping, but for me, it has started giving me headaches again. I don't feel like I am stressed about anyth...
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- I bought one of the over the counter ones that came with two mouthpieces. the first one i did as they suggest and fit it to my upper teeth. i discovered it blocked my ...
- I think you can get a football-type mouth guard that you boil to shape to your mouth....would save you a LOT of $$$ over one from the dentist--maybe worth a try?
- I've done this for years too and tried both the OTC boil guards and the dentist made ones. The dentist one was MUCH better as I could never get the boiled one to fit ...
Permanent Teeth Coming in Behind Baby Teeth and the Tooth Fairy
Asked by D.K. from Cincinnati
on August 23, 2012
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This morning during breakfast, I noticed that my son has a permanent tooth coming in behind his baby tooth. His baby tooth didn't appear to be loose at all. I was s...
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- My daughter had "sharks teeth" two rows of teeth - many of her baby teeth just didn't want to come out and a few of them had to be pulled by the dentisit eventually. ...
- Our kids go to the pediatric dentist every 6 months and he told us months ahead of time that the permanent teeth were about to break through. I think that the dentist ...
- My younger daughter just went through this - we told her she was growing shark teeth! LOL Her bottom baby teeth were only a little bit loose, and both adult teeth grew...
Still Having Problems Brushing Teeth....
Asked by Q.F. from New York
on December 21, 2007
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Hi everyone. I've tried asking about this before, and NONE of the suggestions helped...at least not the way I'd like. She could care less about what toothbrush she h...
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- I have had to pin my kids too. I hated it but baby teeth are so prone to cavities more so that adult teeth that you have to do what you have to do. My middle son...
- Hi Q., We've tried a number of things but it's just a hit or miss thing with this. We go through the same thing pretty much every night. For awhile we'd just hold...
- sounds like a very unpleasent event for both of you. I would be asking my self is it really worth it? When my kids were that age I used the tooth brush that you put ...
Too Soon to Start Brushing Teeth?
Asked by G.P. from New York
on May 22, 2009
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My son is 10.5 months old and already has 8 teeth (4 on top, 4 on bottom). He started teething at 6 months. I try to use the baby (finger) brush with a little baby Ora...
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- No, you are not rushing it. It is good practice to start cleaning baby's gums with a cloth from birth (which I had trouble being consistant with). As soon as the fir...
- It's never too soon to brush his teeth! As soon as he gets one tooth in the mouth, you should start brushing. And brush the gums also where his teeth have not come i...
- Hi G., No it is not too soon to try and brush your babies teeth, the earlier you start the better. I am a Dental Hygienist and I inform all my patients to start clean...
Partial Gray Teeth
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on August 17, 2008
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Hi Moms!
I was wondering if any of your little ones have or had partial gray teeth? My son's two front teeth are gray and it's just the lower half that is gray. I've ...
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- My daughter's teeth turned gray when the doctor asked us to give her iron supplements when she had unexplained anemia and malabsorption of protein at around age 2. I ...
- This is very common, it's calcium deposits. My son is 16 months old and has the same problem. I took him to the dentist at 1 year, they cleaned his teeth and it came...
- My daughter had the same thing. I asked her dentist when I took her for her first cleaning at 1 year and she said it's just the iron from the vitamins she's taking. (S...
Infant Having Teeth Removed
Asked by C.S. from Kalamazoo
on May 20, 2009
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My son will turn one at the end of June. A few weeks ago he hit his face on a coffee table and injured his two front bottom teeth. They are still in his gums and nei...
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- My son lost his two front teeth when he was 10 months old. Just an FYI, he will be without these teeth for 5-6 years! The adult teeth came in fine with no problems. ...
- It would depend on your ability to control him. Will he listen to sit still. Which child is it is it your 3 1/2 or your 10 month. The procedure for the whole thing is...
- Hi there, I am an operating room nurse and I care for a lot of children at my job. I have a few questions that I always ask my doctors and tell my friends to ask as we...
No Teeth at 8 Months
Asked by M.S. from Omaha
on September 21, 2009
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Hello,
My 8 month old daughter has no teeth. Wondering if this is normal. My husband and I are worried that she doesn't even have any - at all! That would kinda be ...
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- Slow teeth are good teeth! No worries.
- Babies get their teeth when it is their time. My oldest didn't get his first tooth until he was past the 1 year mark, if I remember right he was aboutt 14 months old....
- Don't worry about it!!! Our oldest didn't get her first tooth until she was 11 1/2 months old. I was told that the later they come in, the better their teeth will be...
Teeth Loose for 6 Months
Asked by K.M. from Austin
on April 16, 2007
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My daughter's two top front teeth have been loose for going on 6 months. There is no tooth growing in behind it and they are quite loose, but just won't budge. Has thi...
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- Sounds like my son. He's 7 and whenever he gets a loose tooth it's loose for friggin EVER! At least 6mos for him too. I think it's normal.
- Hello K. M my name is M. and I am responding for the reason being that the same thing happened to my little girl she was six and the dentist just told me to wait or he...
- My 8 year old son had the same problem. His teeth would stay loose forever but just wouldn't come out. The dentist has had to pull the 4 teeth he's lost because his pe...
