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My 11 Month Old Has Yellow Spots on Her New Teeth!
But as a baby I noticed as his teeth was coming in with spots or discoloration. ... My oldest had spots on his baby teeth as well and when I talked to my ...
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- Since you seem very concerned, why not take your daughter for a second opinion with another pediatric dentist? You've received advice from many dental professionals in...
- Hi J., I'm a dental hygienist, and I wouldn't worry too much if your dentist said it's ok. The discoloration could be from antibiotics or other meds taken while the ...
- what antibiotic medication did you take when you were pregnant? Ask your dentist about those.... Just an idea, not a diagnosis! M.
Does Cavity Baby Teeth Need to Be Crowned?
Sep 22, 2009 ... Read all 15 responses: "My son is 4 1/2, he got several cavities in his teeth. Three of them got probably a little bigger cavities(on last ...
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- I'd recommend getting the crowns, particularly if they are his molars, which the permanent teeth won't come in until around age 9 or 10. My daughter already lost one...
- I understand wanting to ask opinions, but tend to agree with Julie A C in that if you really want a second opinion, go to another dentist. We're facing having our 5...
- I have not read the other responses, but my suggestion would be to get them covered. I know it can be expesive; however, if proper care is not given to his baby teeth...
Can You Brush an Infants Teeth?
and she just got two teeth. I know baby teeth can rott from too much..." ... Yes you can brush her teeth. I got a brush set, it has an infant ...
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- Yes you can brush her teeth. I got a brush set, it has an infant toothbrush(finger toothbrush) and a gum massager and a toddler toothbrush. Most store's have what's ca...
- I used to be a dental assistant so I can tell you that we saw a lot of kids come in with bottle rot. The thing about losing baby teeth to that is the spacing isn't th...
- You can start brushing your daughter's teeth as soon as they appear. Gerber makes soft baby toothbrush and non-fluoride toothpaste. However i would recommend that y...
My 4 Year Old Is Getting Adult Teeth BEHIND His Baby Teeth!!!
Read all 21 responses: "Tonight when I was getting the kids ready for bed, my son mentioned that his tooth hurt. I first thought maybe it was a loose tooth, ...
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- I had this when I was young (I don't remember 4 but young) and they had to pull my baby teeth and eventually use braces to fix up the adult teeth. Sucks, but was taken...
- That happened to my son on his bottom front teeth. Sometimes the baby teeth do get loose and fall out, but my son had to have his pulled. He didn't find it traumatic...
- 4 is young to be getting adult teeth, but not out-of-the question. I think this is pretty common. I tutor at our local school and one of my students has had 2 lower te...
White Spots on Baby Teeth
Read all 8 responses: "My 18 month old baby girl has a few tiny white spots on her front two teeth. It looks like an enamal issue to me.
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- One of my sons these, and the dentist perscribed a special toothpaste to use to help them not turn into cavities. Good luck! P.
- I recently read that if a baby/young child gets too much fluoride it causes white spots on the teeth.
- Its hard to say. A lot of different things can cause white spots on teeth. However, I would have this looked at asap by a dentist. This could be a sign of childhood ca...
Breastfeeding Advice Needed - Teething Infant Not Getting Hind Milk
Read all 21 responses: "Hi Moms, I need advice on how to get my teething 5 month old infant to drink hind milk. Here is the situation...recently my baby has ...
Brushing an Infant / Toddler's Teeth
Read all 13 responses: "I have a very spirited and stubborn 12 month old who refuses to allow me to brush her teeth. Over the last several months, ...
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- I've had luck by brushing my teeth at the same time. Once I start mine, then my 18-month old daughter wants to do it as well. I brush hers for as long as I can (usua...
- On the nights our son won't let us brush his teeth, or will only do it himself, we use Spiffies (I think we ordered them through Amazon.com). Their flavored teeth wip...
- I found a youtube video of an old sesame street skit about brushing teeth.. I've been playing youtube videos on my computer for my 19 month old about potty training an...
10 Month Old Grinding Teeth
My Ped. suggests Infant Tylentol and teething rings and other stuff like that. A few months ago I started using Baby Orajel, though she hates it at first, ...
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- my son did it too i gave him teething rings and cold wet wash cloths to bite on just treat the theeting and know that it is noramal
- Hi V., my daughter, 16 mths old now, did this too. They do it to relieve the pain of teething. She eventually stopped. Just treat the teething with whatever your Pedia...
- My now 7 year old grinds his teeth and has always done it. I was told just to pull down on his chin and tell him not to do it ( when he was a baby). Now he only does i...
Dentist Wants to Put a Crown on a Baby Tooth.
Read all 40 responses: "Hello! I'm hoping some other mothers have experience with the same dental issue. My husband took our 7 1/2 daughter to the dentist ...
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- Well I have personal experience with this as I had 4 (yes 4) crowns put on my baby teeth when I was about that age! I am very prone to cavities and to this day have t...
- Boy that is one expensive crown for a baby tooth. I am a Dental Hygienist and I believe baby teeth are very important...If you remove a baby tooth before its time you...
- Hello, I dont have the right or wrong answer for you, but my child also had the same thing happen. Her tooth was beyond repair and we also wanted it pulled, but our d...
Baby Teeth Not Falling Out
Read all 5 responses: "My daughter is 7 yearls old and none of her teeth have falling out yet, We had to have 2 pulled and she has her grown up teeth coming ...
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- Hi S., My sister had that same problem, she was told that she needed braces, b/c her teeth weren't straight. So yes most of the baby teeth will have to be pulle...
- It may be a long shot but I had this problem when I was a child. As it turned out I have hypothyroidism - not a big deal and easily treated but it slowed down my growt...
- unfortunately I went through that myself. practically every baby tooth had to be pulled. all i can say is that it is best to pull them if the new teeth are threatened ...
