Wisdom Teeth: Child
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How long does it take to heal from a impacted wisdom tooth removal
Asked by D.J. from Amarillo
on July 22, 2008
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I am getting one impacted wisdom tooth removed next Friday. I was wondering about the recovery time. My dentist makes it sound like no big deal, but I am a little wo...
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- You should be fine as long as you follow the doctor's instructions. Just don't drink from straws. It causes dry sockets and that is very painful. I was extremely af...
- i have had both of my bottom wisdom teeth removed...and it wasnt that bad...i dont take pain well either..but the local shots and gas were plenty... you will feel some...
- When I had mine out, the surgeon told me to eat only ice cream for the first day or so. I think that helped with the swelling a lot. Also, be sure to take all your m...
Pulling Teeth
Asked by D.E. from Phoenix
on June 5, 2008
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Hello....My name is D. and we took my 6 year old to the ortho and they want to pull 6 teeth all 4 canines. Her teeth are so over crowded and room needs to be made, but...
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- Hi D., Our oldest son was in the third grade when he had 6 teeth pulled for braces. The orthodontist said he normally has the parents sit down but that he needed to. ...
- Hi, I think pulling the canines is a way of the past. I had all four taken and my ortho bro in law looks at me like I am some kind of museum! He has been out of orth...
- My daughter started treatment with an orthodontist when she was 7 years old because of UNBELIEVABLE overcrowding. He used progressive expanders which actually changed...
6 Year Old Who Gets Migraines and Throws Up
Asked by M.B. from Milwaukee
on October 25, 2007
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I am hoping to find someone out there who has a similar situation. My nephew who is 6 years old gets migraines and throws up. This has been going on since he was 2, po...
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- Hi M., I also homeschool a 12 year old boy. I read your post and thougt I would respond. Have you taken him to a chiropractor? yes I said chiropractor. Sounds like he...
- Hi M., I used to get migraines often. I started going to a chiropractor about 5 years ago. I never get them anymore. I don't know if it would help for him but it w...
- My cousin's daughter dealt with this for years. They took her to the leading neurologist in Chicago and he said simply "get rid of sodium nitrates". It's an ingredi...
Dentist Recommended Tooth Extraction for My 5 Year Old. Stories?
Asked by S.L. from Portland
on May 13, 2008
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Hi there,
My 5 year old daughter has lost her two bottom front teeth and the new ones have grown in crooked. The second one came in just about perpendicular to the o...
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- Hey there darling... When I was five I had a baby tooth infront of my grown tooth. It just wouldn't come out and the dentist pulled it. The shot my gums up with novaca...
- I know 5 seems awfully early, but I would take her to an orthodontist before I let a dentist start pulling out teeth. I knew both my kids would need braces, so whe...
- S., My daughter has a very narrow jaw also. The dentist widened her jaw, and put her in 2 different sets of braces. Her teeth look lovely! He said that tooth extracti...
Teeth Not Coming In
Asked by L.B. from Atlanta
on August 16, 2009
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my youngest son is almost 2 years old. His K-9 teeth are not coming in - the pointy eye teeth... all four of them are still missing. He has all of his other teeth, ...
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- Take him to the Dentist for a consultation. I never got one of my bottom front teeth as a primary or permanent tooth. Then I never grew any 12 yr old molars up top w...
- The ages they list for kids to get certain teeth are averages. Many kids get them significantly earlier or later. My 20 month old just got his forst molars in and I do...
- His teeth will come in! My daughter was almost 4 before all of her teeth came in, her daughter is 2 and only has 8 teeth- 4 on the bottom, 4 on the top. Her 2 year o...
Too Young for Teeth??
Asked by T.K. from Honolulu
on August 28, 2010
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I have a 3 month old daughter whose been munching on her fingers a lot lately. It's not her wanting to suck her thumb. Most of the time she's sucking on her middle and...
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- My first son was 11 weeks old when his first tooth popped through. My second son was 20 weeks. They were both early, but I guess it can happen anytime. There have b...
- All kids are different...some babies are even born with teeth, my sister had nightmares while preggo with her 1st that he would be born with a whole set of teeth:) ...
- My son was absolutely teething that early. He is 16 months and his 2 year molars are just about through. He had 16 teeth by the time he was 12 months. I agree with the...
Toddler Teeth
Asked by A.Q. from Fort Smith
on July 29, 2008
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My 22 month old daughter has some stains on her 4 front lower teeth. It looks like she has been eating dirt! I know that is not it, because it won't brush off. Any ...
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- Our 2 1/2 year old has been to the dentist 2 times for checkups and once to look at a tooth that he hit on something (I think children are supposed to see the dentist ...
- Why would they put her under anesthesia? Have you tried a small dab of tooth whitening toothpaste? Is she drinking a lot of soda? They are her baby teeth so she will g...
- Pediatric Dentist's are EXPERTS on baby teeth. They have all the resources and options for all little dental needs. These teeth need to be x-rayed. If it is decay a...
My 5 Year Old Is a Habitual Liar.
Asked by J.M. from Raleigh
on April 3, 2008
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My 5 year old tells lies almost daily. I have read that this is normal behavior for this age, (ie: using their imagination, realizing that others don't magically know ...
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- We have struggled with the conflict between wanting our children to behave because it's the right thing to do and realizing that sometimes they just haven't gained the...
- Your five year old might respond to being given "grown-up" responsibilities as "Mama's oldest daughter". I have seen the big stories/lies appear as a result of a chi...
- You need to take her to church and read her the ten commandments, let her know that there are consequences to lying. Tell her her friends will like her for who she is....
Missing Teeth
Asked by K.V. from Richland
on May 15, 2010
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This isn't an urgent question, just curious of others experiences. My 11 mo. old daugther (our second child) still has yet to sprout even one tooth. She hasn't even ...
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- My son, who is my first, starting getting teeth at 6 mos. But both of my daughters didn't get any until they were 13 months old. My youngest is 2 1/2 and if finally ...
- Hi K., My older daughter got her first tooth at 11 months. She was walking at 10 months, I thought it was so cute because she looked like such a baby still without t...
- The later teeth can be a genetic thing. My husbands family all teethed later. They didn't start getting teeth until about 14 months. You might ask your respective m...
5 Year Old Demon Child
Asked by S.M. from Parkersburg
on June 22, 2009
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My son is 5 1/2, and recently (the past two months) has been acting out in a big way. Example - last week he took a toy away from his brother, who just turned 1, whic...
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- When I worked at the daycare center we had a child that was a lot like you described. We sat down as a classroom unit and made rules.(You need to do this as a family) ...
- Check out www.feingold.org. Feingold is a 30yr old non-profit organization whose purpose is to inform the public about artificial ingredients in our food supply. These...
- You have quite a dilemma, but I daresay that you haven't yet tried 'everything', because something -- handled correctly -- is bound to work. The very fact that you us...
