Front Teeth
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Space Between Front Teeth
Asked by L.C. from Athens
on March 7, 2009
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My son is 11 months old and he has a space between his front teeth. He does not have a space between his bottom teeth. His front teeth came in about 3 or 4 months ag...
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- I am a dental hygienist and there is nothing to be concerned about. Many children have large spaces between their front teeth. The space may get smaller as other teeth...
- Don't worry about it until the permanent teeth come in. If he has a gap in his front permanent teeth it's very easy to correct.
- My son is almost 11 months old and has the same space b/t his two front teeth. At our 9 month check-up, our Ped. said that we should take him to a Ped. Dentist at 12 m...
Loose Front Teeth
Asked by L.B. from San Francisco
on June 25, 2009
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My 3.5 year old has both front teeth loose, one more than another. The dentist said to wait and watch. He is so active, and has already bumped it once since we found...
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- My cousin lost her two front teeth when she was a young 4, and several others right away after that. (She had been born with a few teeth as well, though, so her teeth ...
- My son was early in all his tooth development his entire childhood. He is now 21. He got every tooth two years early. He lost his front teeth at 3 1/2 also, and got ...
- My cousin lost his first baby tooth just before his 4th birthday. It's rare but not unheard of.
Darkened Front Teeth
Asked by S.C. from Lancaster
on August 30, 2008
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My 5 y/o son's two front teeth became a darker shade over night. The two teeth are baby teeth and just became loose. Is this normal or should I have him see the dentis...
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- Hi S., I am a dental hygienist. It is best to go to the dentist to have the teeth x-rayed to check for an abscess.. It may be ok, your son probably just fell at some ...
- Hello. Just some friendly words from a mom of a 4&1/2 year old lovely daughter... Yes, you should definately bring you son to the dentist. Darkened teeth can indica...
- Hi S., There was a couple of my son's teeth darken also right before they were ready to come out. I assumed it was because of that and didn't do anything about it. ...
Front Teeth Has Not Come in Yet
Asked by L.P. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2010
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My son's 4 front teeth was pulled out by his dentist when he was 2 years old because it was infected. Now, my son is 10 years old and his 4 front teeth has not come in...
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- Oral surgery is no fun, for sure. I know, because my son has had five between the ages of 10 and 15. (He had a lot more problems than it sounds like your son has.) ...
- This happened with my son... And they didn't need a surgeon for it... His dentist simply made a slit in his gums and they came down pretty fast... He said if they d...
- go to nearest Whole Foods. buy cell salts called Calc Fluor 6X and Calc Phos 6X. Give him 5/each every 8 hours for 2 weeks - did the trick for my reluctant teether : )...
Upper Front Permanent Teeth
Asked by J.L. from Los Angeles
on September 20, 2010
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My 7.5 year old son lost his second upper front baby tooth a little more than a month ago, and the permanent tooth has not shown any sign of coming out yet. The reaso...
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- My son lost a front tooth and it took over a year for the permanent tooth to start coming through. As long as your son gets regular check-ups and yearly x-rays, the d...
- My son lost the 2nd tooth on the top right Feb 14, 2009. No sign of it yet. But he lost the one on the other side and it came in right away. Some teeth come in befo...
- Our son lost one of his teeth and after 3 months no sign of a new one. He happened to have his annual checkup, and the doctor said he could see the new one on the x-ra...
Front Teeth Not Emerging
Asked by S.P. from Nashville
on October 5, 2009
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My daughter lost her front top teeth 8 months ago. The adult teeth are there - but not emerging. Her upper gums are swollen and sensitive, have been for weeks, but t...
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- Hi S., That happened to my youngest son. The dentist explained to me that if the permanent teeth don't push out the baby teeth (if they come out early instead) tha...
- This happened with my niece. If they don't come in quickly the gum toughens up. The dentist finally had to just slit the gum under the tooth and they came down. I w...
- Give her something to chew on. Just like you did when she was a baby. Have here eat a popsicle and then start chewing. This has to be a better way than going back t...
No Baby Front Teeth
Asked by C.S. from New York
on April 21, 2010
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My son will be 3 years old at the end of June, and he still does NOT have his 2 front teeth. I have gone to 2 dentist- 1 said he needs surgery (this was at 2 years of ...
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- I guess my question would be, are the teeth there (when they do an x-ray)? If so, then why worry about it? But if it's cause for stress, then get a "tie-breaker" opini...
- First Question I have for you is,did you go to Dentists that either specialize in dentistry for children or see alot of very young children? By age three your child sh...
- I have been toying with the idea of getting my son X-rayed. He is 26 mos. and is missing one of the front 4 on the bottom and has no I Teeth yet, although his molars ...
Teeth
Asked by K.O. from Minneapolis
on August 3, 2006
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I noticed the other day that my 2 1/2 year old daughter's teeth don't go together in the front. Should this be a concern, or do we live with it until she has her adult...
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- K.- I'm a registered dental hygienist and work in a very progressive general practice in the Waunakee area. In a general practice we start seeing children as young...
- My sister in law is a great pediatrician and she said that research shows that nuks are OK until age 2 at least and may help prevent SIDS. My daughter never liked them...
- I don't think it's a big concern at this point. See what her permanent teeth are like. And I've heard it's good to start taking kids to the dentist at about 3, so if...
Teeth
Asked by T.S. from Kansas City
on September 1, 2006
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My seven month old has now cut two teeth... the front two bottom teeth. Does anyone know the next teeth to come in after that? Do they always come in a certain order?
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- I have a 13-month old boy who has two bottom teeth and two top teeth. I was told that this is typical for the bottom two and then the top two to match. Hope this h...
- Usually bottom teeth first, then top two front teeth. Then it moves to incisors bottom, then the top (those hurt the baby when they come in). then it keeps moving bac...
- They don't always come in order, but usually the next two will be the top two. They also usually come in twos.
Toddler fell...gums Between Front Teeth
Asked by E.L. from Tampa
on May 28, 2010
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My daughter who is 16 months old just fell face first into the kitchen tile. Her gums between her front teeth (frenum?) is swollen and wedged between her two front tee...
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- I took my youngest to the dentist when he fell at age 18 months and it made his front teeth loose. Don't wait call a ped dentist tomorrow morning if you have other chi...
- Did you put ice on it? That would have been my first step. Then if the swelling doesn't take her in to see the dentist. Also you can give her something for pain if sh...
- Give her popsickle to help with the swelling and some infants tylonal/motrin. If you can't dislodge it, you may need to take her to an urgent care clinic; you wouldn't...
