Front Teeth: Toddler
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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 ...
2 Year Olds Front Teeth Rotting
Asked by B.F. from Hattiesburg
on January 14, 2011
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I took my daughter to a pediatric dentist this week and i've been stressing ever since. I thought she had great teeth, we brush them atleast once a day and she's never...
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- Ok, don't panic, they are probably not rotting. My brother's teeth rotted really badly and he eventually did have to have them pulled because they had broken and that...
- Let the dentist put her out and fill them. It is in her best interest to not remember this and just go to sleep and wake up feeling wonderful and it's over. We did...
- Don't pull them (unless your dentist advises you do so. And if he does, get a 2nd opinion first). Even if they have cavities (which can be filled) and aren't perfe...
18 Month Old Grinding Front Teeth
Asked by A.E. from Norfolk
on March 4, 2009
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My beautiful 18 month old son has recently started a habit that I have no idea how to break. He clenches his jaw and grinds his front teeth together. It's not an ang...
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- Unfortunately I don't have any good suggestions for you, but I would love to hear what others have to say about this. We are having the same problem with our 13 mon o...
- A., My daughter would always grind her teeth when she was getting new teeth. I spoke to her pediatrician about it and he said all kids do it, and it is normal. Howe...
- I don't have a miracle cure, but I have been where you are. Both our children have done the same thing at around the same age. There isn't really anything you can do...
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...
