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First Teeth
Did you or your baby's father need braces? My husband has really crooked teeth and I had braces as a teen--my 13 year old is in braces too. ...
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- Hi S. - Most people I've talked to say that the first teeth usually come in pretty crooked, but they start to straighten out over time. My 13-month old has four teeth ...
- Hello, I know you've gotten a lot of responses, but I thought I would give you a slightly different insight. As a child I have the worst crooked teeth ever. We're tal...
- I know you have lots of responses but thought I'd throw mine in also. My daughter had an overbite on one side and an underbite on the other---I thought for sure she wo...
Space Between Front Teeth
(maybe also braces but all that is doing is pulling back teeth and ... Even with removing his back teeth and wearing braces his teeth returned to his ...
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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...
Getting Teeth Pulled and Others Repaired...
Oct 10, 2009 ... Pulling the teeth is a good idea if it will lessen the need for braces in the future or if there is concern the permanent teeth will be ...
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- Ultimately, this is your decision and not the dentists. But, you know that. :) My son's front teeth started moving apart about a year ago. He's only 6, so we figur...
- While most dentists do get paid for their services, I've encountered zero who recommend removing teeth for monetary gain. What planet do some of you people live on? ...
- If it's not causing your child pain or discomfort... or it will not cause horribly crroked permanent teeth in the future, i don't see the need for teeth pulling. Al...
19 Month Old with Underbite
BUT, in those days, the Orthodontist wasn't the best... and they pulled out more teeth than necessary, prior to me getting my braces. ...
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- Unless your Pediatric Dentist has concerns, I wouldn't worry about it right now. Your child is still young. My late Dad had an underbite, and I did too... which wa...
- Hi S., Unfortunately, the underbite will never go away or change. Its very rare that ortho cases will change it. The main thing is leave it be the way it is. Its a ve...
- My son had a huge underbite when we first brought him to the dentist around 2 1/2 years old. He is now turning 5 and his bite is perfect. It just worked itself out....
Are Braces Really Needed?
I didn't want to get her braces right now, her teeth aren't 'orthodontic ... My oldest daughter has braces and she really had to have them, her teeth were ...
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- Well the reason for having the braces is so that there is room to maneuver the teeth that have not come down without damaging the other teeth. While 12 years old is y...
- My daughter has the exact same issue. She's 12 also. Last week, she started phase 2 of her braces (she got them BACK on). Alot of what you are saying makes perfect ...
- I would get a second opinion. My son has braces now on 6 of his teeth on top because he had a cross bite and his braces are costing us $50 a month with our insurance ...
6 Year Old and the Orthodontist?
She is almost 10 now and will probably still need braces because her new front teeth came in a little crooked. If you have any doubts, don't hesitate to get ...
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- It may not be her teeth that are the problem... it may be her palate (the roof of the mouth) that needs fixing. My daughter had a narrow palate which caused her bite ...
- There may not be room for the adult teeth to come in. I'd take the dentists advice and see the specialist and then decide where to go from there.
- HI I asked my sister (shes a dental assistant) about this and heres what she said "Orthodontic appliances can be applied at any age. It depends on the childs bite and...
Dentist Recommended Tooth Extraction for My 5 Year Old. Stories?
The dentist widened her jaw, and put her in 2 different sets of braces. Her teeth look lovely! He said that tooth extraction used to be the answer and that ...
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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...
15 Month Old Has White "Stains" on His Teeth
These white spots can sometimes be seen on kids that have had braces where the plaque sat on the teeth for a while and started to demineralize the teeth. ...
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- has he been to a dentist? you can always try a pediatric dentist I'm sure they can help. C.
- I just read an article in Babytalk magazine about flouridated water causing this and how it is now recommended to use bottled water in areas that have flouridated wate...
- Hi R., my kids are much older now, but when they were younger, my daughter had stains on her teeth. The dentist said it was due to too much floride. At the time she ...
Son's Front Tooth Is Coming in Sideways...
All of my sisters permenant teeth came in sideways. they where where they where supposed to be, just facing the wrong direction. She got braces in the ...
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- I'd check with a dentist. I had problems with my baby teeth coming out and ended up having to have 9 pulled so my permanent teeth would come in right. The baby teeth w...
- My daughter, now 8, did the same thing. One of her front teeth came in nearly sideways. And since the tooth was huge compared to her baby teeth, it looked terrible. ...
- Yep! As long as he has no dental problems, it's fine and will right itself.
Give Me Your Opinion on the Effect of Thumbsucking on Teeth for a 2 1/2 Yr Old
Aug 28, 2009 ... I speak perfectly and my teeth are just fine Of course I am a grandmother now and everything ..... sleep dentist · much are braces for teeth ...
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- I not only work for a general practice dentist but my daughter visits the ped. dentist down the hall. He recommends all oral habits be done by the age of 4. My daugh...
- I worked for a pediatric dentist for 12 years. Thumb sucking does lead to problems. The upper jaw molds itself around the thumb because it's always in her mouth. Th...
- I wouldn't worry too much about it at this age...the dentist is going to go apes**t on you but really its not that big of a deal. My oldest sucked her thumb until she...
