First Teeth
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Tooth Fairy Traditions and Rates
Asked by A.K. from Los Angeles
on March 4, 2009
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Hi moms. I lost my own last baby tooth yesterday (yes, at 40!) and find ourselves with unique opportunity to teach 4 yr old about Tooth Fairy. Realizing this will se...
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- Congratulations on your last baby tooth!!! I remember my mother gave me a little jewelry pouch that I would put my tooth in and then put it under my pillow. She would ...
- We set the precedent in our own house. The very first tooth rec'd a dollar. Every tooth after that was a quarter. However, there were several times the "Tooth Fairy"...
- We put the tooth under their pillow, sometimes in a small bag. It's easier to find in the dark. We pay $1. Sometimes $2 and/or a small gift if the tooth had to be pull...
Broken Front Tooth
Asked by S.K. from Los Angeles
on December 21, 2010
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My son just broke his front adult tooth trying to ice skate. It cracked in three other spots of the remaing portion. His tooth wasnt fulling grown so will his tooth ...
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- Take him to the dentist pronto. They will probably veneer it. If there isnt any root damage it will probably grow normal, he'll just always have a crown on it. I br...
- Take him to the dentist right away. Actually, you should have taken him to the doctor so that any dental repairs he may need could be covered by your health insuranc...
- Only a dentist can accurately answer these questions. It's essential that your son go to a dentist because some repairs need to be made sooner rather than later. The...
Losing 1St Tooth and I Need Tooth Fairy Information...
Asked by L.D. from Champaign
on November 13, 2009
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Our oldest son, (will be six in a couple weeks) is losing his first tooth. I imagine it will come out any day now. He is all about the Tooth Fairy. So, my question,...
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- The ttothj fairy has raised her standards and with that the amount that is oaid per tooth....no cavities, brushing and caring for teeth daily $5 per tooth....cavity or...
- We do a dollar, and that seems acceptable at school.
- can't help you with amount lol as it varies depending on what i have in the purse lol. usually more for the first than any others but something we started years ago i...
Question About a "Grown Up" Tooth Coming in Behind Baby Tooth
Asked by V.B. from Miami
on October 19, 2011
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My daughter is 5 years old and already lost her first tooth a couple of months ago. The second one has been loose for awhile, but hasn't fallen out yet. We noticed t...
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- Yep - dgd ended up having both her bottom front baby teeth pulled since the permanent ones came in way down below where they should've been and were not lining up to h...
- This happened to my daughters first two teeth.they came out naturally eventually and her teeth are straight.
- We just came back from the orthodontist for my older daughter, and a little girl there had a "shark teeth" thing going on. She had an adult tooth grown in almost fully...
Removing a Loose Baby Tooth
Asked by S.L. from Springfield
on April 17, 2010
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My son is 10 and has a loose tooth. The tooth has been loose for almost a year, but still not loose enough for us to pull it out. Does anyone know how we can get thi...
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- I've used pliers when they needed to come out but my boys were too scared to do it themselves. But if it's been loose for a year, it needs to come out. Like the other ...
- Wiggling is the best option, but he has to REALLY wiggle it- like until it bleeds and hurts. You could just yank it out. My middle boy did that with his first 2 lo...
- I always did the following with my boy's teeth: I get the over the counter oral gel (for pain relief) maximum strength, apply it liberaly to the Q-tip, apply the g...
Second Root Canal Same Tooth?
Asked by P.H. from Dallas
on November 8, 2011
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I've had a toothache a few days and since I knew I'd had a Root Canal already on the tooth, I thought it was the gum around the tooth (and it would go away), Well, th...
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- I know how you feel. Sometimes there's a little side-tributary to the root that is not found the first time. It is not uncommon to have to re-treat a root canal, and...
- Hubby went to a specialist who did two root canals, but saved the tooth so it was worth it to us. It was so disgusting, He couldn't eat until the next day.
- My husband had to have a re-treat done on 1 of his teeth that had a root canal done on it (last December.) He got an infection about 3 weeks after the procedure, and ...
Baby Tooth Decay?
Asked by S.W. from San Francisco
on February 16, 2010
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This morning I noticed my 15 month old had a black spot on the top of his molar that just came in a month ago. I thought it was food, so I took his toothbrush and tri...
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- Have you brought him to a dentist? They would be the most qualified to answer your question. There are plenty of people who suggest having a first check up at 12 mon...
- I say take him to a pediatric dentist as soon as you can. My son has 2 black dots in 2 of his molars...and they are just stains. Our dentist used her "explorer" on the...
- My daughter, who was 2 at the time, kind of had the same thing. She had a molar coming in and it looked fine. A week later we looked at it again and I thought it was ...
Cavity in a Baby Tooth
Asked by H.B. from Allentown
on February 2, 2010
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I took my soon to be 11 yr. old son to the dentist yesterday for his routine checkup. She found his first cavity. It is really large and needs treatment. It is in a...
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- I have felt the same way before, so you are not horrible! ha My daughter was going to have some teeth removed when they found a cavity, and that's the first thing I as...
- Hi, H.: The cost of dental work seems high. Call Dr.Kosteva's office and see what they say or suggest. ###-###-#### in Bethlehem Hope this helps. Good ...
- I filled my daughters molar, and yeah, it fell out the next year. My son has decay in a babytooth and I am not filling it. Not because of expense, but because it pu...
Should I Get My Baby Tooth Pulled?
Asked by S.L. from New York
on August 9, 2009
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Hey ! I'm not a mom but I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I am 17. A couple years ago. When I was 14 or 15, my dentist told me I had a baby tooth left and the...
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- Discuss this with your parents and the dentist. Point out how much it hurts and that it bleeds when you floss. And after the discussion then you all can make a decision.
- my neice had a baby tooth taken out at 16.. and it left a gap.. the big tooth wasn't up there.. so she had to have a false tooth put in.. i know if it's up there.. the...
- Why not call your dentist and get him to advise you on this? Don't you think he would know best what to do? He can even tell you how much it would cost. "Grams" ...
Alternative to the Tooth Fairy
Asked by M.D. from Raleigh
on January 2, 2009
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Hi awesome moms! I knew I could once again come to you for some good advice and suggestions. I'm a Christian mom with a child loosing her first tooth! I would like ...
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- its just a name. it would sound funny being the tooth clause or the tooth bunny... well actually thats kinda cute seeing as how bunnies have big teeth. so there ya hav...
- Hi M., I understand about your choice. I to am a Christian and struggle with what is the correct choice(s) on magic and fairies. I do use the tooth fairy and San...
- Hi M., My SIL gave my daughter a personalized keepsake box for her teeth. It looks like a large tooth on top of a pillow (it's actually all plastic). On the top of ...
