Wisdom Teeth: Older Child
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Getting Wisdom Teeth Out
Asked by G.P. from Chicago
on December 17, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
My wisdom tooth has been giving me pain, so I went to dentist and he said I should get them (all 4) removed. My question is how painful is it and how lo...
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- I had my 4 wisdom teeth removed this past January. I was lucky that none of them was impacted as this makes more complicated the process of removal and recovery (that'...
- It depends on your age~teenage bones are more pliable and if the teeth are impacted. It is surgery so you will most likely want to take advantage of pain meds. The m...
- Let me preface my post with stating the fact that I am a big wuss when it comes to pain. Seriously, I'm a big baby! When I got my wisdom teeth out, I was fearing t...
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...
Orthodontics for 10 Year Old?
Asked by C.B. from Los Angeles
on February 3, 2009
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Hey moms,
My ten year old son had his routine dental exam yesterday. The dental office recommended an ortho exam for him, but did not give me any specifics why. Las...
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- I don't have a real answer for you, but I was an ortho assistant 20 years ago. Prior to working there, my little (very little, 8 year old cousin got braces) I was 14...
- I was a product of very young orthodontics... I don't think it was a bad experience, but by the time I was in high school and still had braces, I was sick of them. I ...
- I have amazing and wonderful teeth.... due to five years of rigorous orthodonics. I started in the fourth grade (so I was ten as well) and didn't get them off until h...
7 Year Old and Clowning
Asked by S.A. from Dallas
on October 23, 2008
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Why would a 7 year old think he should be the clown in his school, in his extracurricular activities, and basically everywhere?!
Why would he think that rules are no...
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- Dear S. A: Your son sounds like my brother when we were growing up. My brother turned out to be a great guy, so keep hope! With my brother's behavior it was all a...
- As a teacher and a mom(2 boys, 7 and 12) I personally would stick with the Love and Logic. It is real world and it helps to keep the focus on his behavior and not on ...
- Dear Soffita, Have you spoken to the teacher about whether or not he is able to stay on task at school. I don't mean to suggest that all children that do this are ADHD...
Baby Teeth Not Even Loose
Asked by L.M. from Boston
on March 15, 2008
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My six year old has 2 new teeth behind baby teeth. The dentist suggests extraction. I am worried she will hate the dentist for the rest of her life if this is a terrib...
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- I had the same issue as a child and had to have many teeth pulled. My teeth just had large roots and did not fall out on their own. I'm 34 now and do not hate the de...
- Hi, My daughter has 2 big teeth behind her baby teeth as well. They were there for many months before the baby teeth started to feel loose. She just lost one of the...
- I can not believe that your dentist would suggest extraction!! They are baby teeth! They will fall out. I had an experience like that. My son was almost six and his ...
Baby Teeth Extraction
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on August 17, 2008
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My DD is turning 10 on Monday 8/18, and according to her orthodontist, two of her baby teeth are WAY behind schedule for shedding, which is causing one of her permanen...
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- I had almost all of my baby teeth pulled and remember it vividly, but not in a horrible way at all. Here's what my mom did for me: - Told me to keep my eyes closed (...
- My son had to have one of his front teeth pulled when he was 3. He had fallen when learning to walk and the nerve to the tooth had died. If it had been left in it coul...
- My 7 year old son just had to have one baby tooth pulled for the same reason. The root on it was so long it was unbelievable; the dentist said it would have taken a l...
Extracting Crowded Baby Teeth
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on January 17, 2011
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My 7-year-old daughter is experiencing crowding of her adult teeth. We visited an orthodontist who deemed it necessary for her to have 4 baby teeth extracted by her de...
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- It is an awkward stage of development to say the least. If the orthodontist says it needs to be done then do it or find another doc. If you truly don't trust this do...
- I had 11 teeth extracted as a child, many were baby teeth. I got used to the routine. In those days, they used laughing gas which was a bit funny to feel like I was o...
- I have some experience with this. As a child my baby teeth did not fall out on their own... they also had to widen the roof of my mouth. My mouth was simply too small...
Filling Cavities in Baby Teeth?
Asked by T.S. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2011
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According to our pediatric dentist, my five year old daughter has two cavities. One on the bottom left and one on the bottom right between the only teeth that are clo...
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- Girl I feel your pain! My son went for his first appointment the other day and he has to go back for a root canal!!! He had a tooth that came in brown, I never though...
- Its necessary.........cavities WILL start to hurt her, or can get infected and whats worse can damage her adult teeth underneath. I would go ahead and get the silver s...
- I had mine pulled when I had a cavity in my baby teeth. He gave me just the NO2. I didnt have Novacaine until I was a teen. I HATE Novacaine. Won't have it as an adult...
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...
Adult Teeth Coming in Before Baby Ones Fall Out
Asked by B.O. from Grand Rapids
on January 25, 2012
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My six and a half year old son has yet to loose any baby teeth although he has one bottom adult tooth that is completely through and the other bottom one poking throu...
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- My son had "shark teeth" for a long time. I think it was almost a year. The dentist kept an eye on it but ensured me that it is quite common. Eventually they came out ...
- I have 6 kids 3 arent ready to loose teeth but this happened to two so far the adults comin but they don't come in where they push the other one out they come in where...
- We're going through this right now with our 7 year old (almost 8yo) son's top teeth. The dentist is watching them for now, but they'll probably have to be pulled.
