Wisdom Teeth
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Child with Oligodontia (More than 6 Missing Permanent Teeth)
Asked by L.K. from Springfield
on November 14, 2008
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I just found from my child's dentist and an orthodontist that she is missing 8 or 9 of her permanent teeth (randomly spread throughout her mouth, some in the front bot...
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- I hope this will make you feel a little better. I am 26 and am missing 2 adult teeth. My baby teeth never got loose or fell out so I still have a full set of teeth. My...
- I personaly haven't heard of this prob. because I only have one that has never been there but, I am in my twenties and still have it. i was to believe that my prob. wo...
- Several dentists, throughout my 48 years, have told me this condition is actually pretty common. My understanding is that the baby teeth primarily come out because per...
2.5 Year Old's Front Teeth Need to Be Extracted - Help!
Asked by G.I. from Philadelphia
on May 9, 2008
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My 2.5 year old daughter fell on the playground two days ago and knocked her two front teeth up into her gums. After two visits to the dentist we were told that eithe...
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- Hi, I know this is a scary thing for a Mother. I am a Dental Hygienist and familiar with treatment for incidents like this. Typically, we refer to an Oral Surgeon si...
- When my son was 2 (now 8)he had 19 cavities caused by "Baby Bottle Syndrome"...I'd had it as a child. He never even drank a bottle!!! Anyway, because there was so mu...
- hey G., this very thing happened to me at 2 years old... i busted my head on a planter, shoved my teeth up my gums and had to have them removed. my parents used ...
Has Anyone Had Experience W/their Child Having Teeth Pulled/tongue Clipped?
Asked by B.B. from Dallas
on May 31, 2008
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My 7 yr old daughter has not lost any teeth yet and now has one growing in behind her front center teeth on her bottom jaw. To make matters more complicated she is als...
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- I don't know about the teeth, but my son is tongue tied too. He is 7 years old now and ever since he was a baby doctors and dentists have been telling me to get his to...
- I don't have any experience with my kids having this done but I had my tongue clipped when I was 19 the same time I had my wisdom teeth removed. I had stitches under ...
- My 6 year old son has the teeth issue. He hadn't gotten any loose teeth and the bottom center ones were coming in so I rushed him to the dentist and she assured me tha...
15 Month Old Does Not 2 of Her Front Bottom Teeth
Asked by B.R. from Provo
on April 9, 2008
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My daughter has not gotten 2 of her bottom teeth. I talked to my dentest and they said that there really was not much they could do because of her age but that I had a...
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- My kids both didn't even break the surface with their first tooth until after they were a year old. I was worried at first, especially since I didn't ever get two of m...
- At this point you need to take her to a dentist period, they will take an x-ray of her teeth which will also show what teeth have developed and will be coming in. If ...
- Hi B., Don't know how much help I can be, but when my niece was the age your daughter is now, she had NO teeth. My sister~in~law took her the the dentist and they ...
My 1-Yr Old Only Has 2 Teeth So Far
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on July 11, 2008
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my 1-yr old daughter got her 2 bottom teeth around 9 months, but nothing more ever since, actually she will be 13 months next week. A friend thinks she may need some ...
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- Don't worry!! My niece did not get her first tooth until she was 14 months old. she had no problem eating big people food. They say that the longer it take sto get the...
- C. My little guy didn't have any teeth when he turnned one - he now has two on the bottom @ 13 1/2 months, but I don't see any others on the way soon - Don't worry ...
- our doctor said that the longer the teeth take to come in the longer they will have them! my son had barely 3 teeth at his 1st birthday. he is 2 in 10 days and only ha...
My Sons Grind Their Teeth
Asked by T.J. from Austin
on October 25, 2007
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my 4 and 2 yr old grind their teeth at night.
anyone have any experience with this?
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- It's important that the introduction to school go well because you want him to have a good taste in his mouth for next year and the years to follow. You said that you...
- At 4 years old, I don't think you need to worry about the 'finish what we start'. You can say you were trying it and since you decided it was not that great that you ...
- 4 years old and in school? That is too young! I never started Jr kindergarten till age 5, and I turned out fine. I graduated from high school while taking the advanced...
Will Missing Both Front Teeth Impede Speech for 2.5 Year Old??
Asked by T.L. from New York
on May 10, 2010
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Dear Moms, previously I've asked about pediatric dentures for my now 2.5 years old son when he got one of his upper front tooth pulled after an injury. Today he got t...
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- I got my 2 front teeth knocked out when I was 2 yrs old. Apart from singing "All lI want for Chrsitmas is My Two Front Teeth" for almost a decade waiting for them to ...
- T., If he is aleardy language delayed, then you should ask your speech therapist what they think. If he is not already in both public and private therapy services,...
- I would not put any type of "denture" in his mouth. Language develops with or without front teeth. Speech may be affected slightly, but I would not be concerned.
2 Yr Old Having 4 Top Teeth Pulled. Anyone Been Through This? I Need Advice!!
Asked by N.E. from Columbus
on February 17, 2010
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My almost 2 year old son ( he will be 2 next month) has experienced many falls that have caused his 4 top teeth to chip away and discolor. They have also been causing ...
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- BOTH MY DAUGHTERS HAD THIS DONE> my oldest is now 9 yrs old and my youngest is now 4 yrs old. my lil one had hers done in columbus when she was 2. they said that it ...
- I wasn't thinking to share this first thought... My son who is 7 just had a tooth pulled yesterday... it had had a cavity in it and was filled and now broke... I let h...
- I agree that he probably won't have much pain. But Tea Tree oil is great for reducing or eliminating pain and will also help the healing process. Get the purest form a...
Discharge Instructions on How to Care for My Child Teeth After Surgery??
Asked by L.R. from McAllen
on December 4, 2010
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my son is 2 yr 1/2 and he had his surgery and the dentist inform me to let my son only have liquids after the surgery but also informd me that was not allowed to drink...
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- After 24 hours is fine per your doctor's instructions. The reason they say no straw, sippie or bottle for *at least* 24 hours is the negative pressure created when th...
- Sammy Jo is 100% on! When your son is a teen and the wisdom teeth come out, you will be doing the same thing. Except for the sippie cup part. LOL No st...
- The reason for your dentist is instructing this is that after oral surgery, your mouth needs time to clot and heal. If you suck on anything (sippie or straw) you coul...
Not Insured and Warried About Child's Permanent Teeth!
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on May 5, 2008
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I just noticed tonight that my oldest son who is now 6, is having his first permanent tooth!!! What a shock for me, and what a feelig of seeing how much my baby has gr...
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- All my teeth came in behind my baby teeth. It's funny now, but my mom used to threaten me with pulling it out while I was asleep, or using the old string tied to the ...
- Most of my teeth as a child came in that way- permanent growing behind the baby tooth- for me the baby tooth always fell out in time for the adult tooth to move up int...
- I wouldn't worry about the tooth. The same thing happened to my son and it turned out fine. The old tooth eventually fell out and the new one moved into the correct pl...
