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Teeth
Asked by C.M. from Provo
on September 29, 2008
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I have a little girl that just turned one. She has the top 4 teeth in front and 3 on the bottom. It looks like one of her canines on top is coming in behind the inci...
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- It should move into place as time passes. But i would ask the dentist next time you are in for your check up. Godd luck and god bless
- Hi, I'm a dental hygienist. It isn't the typical order or location of eruption but it's nothing to worry about. Usually after the four incisors erupt on top and bott...
- Take her to the dentist. She should have her dental check up at one year anyway, so this is a good time to ask your dentist about the tooth. The dentist will know bett...
Yellow Teeth
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on January 10, 2009
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my 3rd grader has a slight yellow to her teeth and it is becoming more
noticable, like she is not brushing, but she did ? How do you get rid of
that with out extens...
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- My question to you is this: Has she ever taken Tetracycline (antibiotic) before her new teeth came in? I ask this because my oldest took it when he was about 15 mont...
- The new teeth coming in always appear yellow for a year or two, but then they whiten up again.
- Perhaps it's time for you to jump in with brushing again. If she's not getting the job done herself you should go back in and go over brushing patterns again. Watch ho...
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...
New Teeth
Asked by E.K. from Lawrence
on March 13, 2011
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my 5 yo has her first lose tooth. we just realized that behind her lose tooth, her big tooth is coming in. it has already popped through her gum. has anyone else exper...
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- It shouldn't be a problem. The new one coming in is often why the baby teeth get loose and fall out.
- The permanent tooth usually comes in right behind the loose tooth. Completely normal.
- Id say it's fine. reading this reminded me of when my puppy started getting her big teeth. she had all her big teeth along with her baby teeth, so she had two rows of ...
Permanent Teeth but Baby Teeth Aren't Loose!
Asked by S.M. from Washington DC
on November 30, 2009
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My five year old has two rows of teeth! I peeked in her mouth and saw that her two lower front adult teeth are about a third of the way out behind her baby teeth. He...
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- I like your question about the how much a tooth fairy gives. I heard a kid in my son's school say the other day he got 20 $ from the tooth fairy. I was shocked. That s...
- My son just lost his first tooth and it happened this way, the adult tooth came in behind it but the baby tooth didn't fall out until the adult tooth was fully in. We...
- hey there! my 6 year old was 5 when she lost her first teeth... 2 within about a week of each other. her permenant teeth pushed them forward until they wiggled a littl...
Teeth for a 2 Year Old
Asked by L.R. from Kansas City
on January 31, 2008
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My 2 year old has all her teeth except her top I-teeth. Is this normal? Should I be concerned?
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- Hi L., I work for 2 Orthodontists and we have patients come in all of the time that are missing teeth. I'm not sure at what age eye teeth come in but I wouldn't be...
- L., I wouldn't worry about it, my daughter is the same way. She didn't start getting her teeth until later and is still lacking those two. My mother in law actually...
- I started talking with my dentist before my daughter had 6 teeth and he was happy to answer every question. I did go to school with a girl who had no I-teeth on the t...
Permanent Teeth Growing Behind Baby Teeth
Asked by D.P. from Boston
on October 14, 2009
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Hello All,
My son will be 5 in December and when my husband brought him to the dentist a few months ago for a cleaning, the hygenist noticed that he had one tooth g...
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- DON'T WORRY! And don't pull the baby ones out. The same thing happened to my son when he was 5. I was shocked when I first looked and saw them coming in behind his fr...
- Hello! My little man's (now 8) permanent have all come in behind his baby teeth...however they were loose...and yes, I called my our dentist who said this was common ...
- My daughter is now 6 and a half, and she had the same thing happen with her first adult teeth. Also, 2 appearing behind the bottom front teeth. At first, I thought it ...
Problems Brushing Teeth on Toddler
Asked by L.Y. from Los Angeles
on November 9, 2008
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Hi,
My daughter is 15 months old and I am having problems brushing her teeth. Our pediatrician wants us to brush her teeth twice a day with flouride baby toothpaste....
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- Okie dokie! I totally know where you are at, and to be honest I had a pediatric dentist tell me to relax and not freak out because these teeth were going to fall out a...
- My son went from cooperative, to stubborn, to out-and-out tantrum throwing when it came to brushing his teeth. One day I was at the store and saw an electric toothbru...
- what i do with my daughter who has been getting her teeth brushed since like 10 months is that i sit her on my sink infront of my mirror and i hold her head gently and...
White Spots on Teeth
Asked by C.M. from Washington DC
on May 9, 2011
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So, I went to wake up my 6 year old daughter for school this morning, and I noticed she has A LOT of white spots all over her teeth. What does that mean? I brush her t...
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- It's possible they are either calcium deposits or too much flouride. In my son's case (adult teeth), it's flourosis. He'll be having cosmetic work after his braces. ...
- I've noticed that when I have a stuffy nose and breathe thru my mouth at night I wake up with white spots on my teeth. They go away in a few days. Any chance she has...
- Well, I am assuming these are her baby teeth? At least some of them? My son had them everywhere when he was about two, now they are gone, didn't ever know why. I ha...
Abnormal (Fused?) Baby Teeth
Asked by H.Z. from Springfield
on April 5, 2008
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My 10-month-old daughter's two bottom teeth came in when she was 7 months old. But they aren't identical, like most cute little bottom baby teeth I've seen - one is m...
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- My son had 2 baby teeth that we fused on his bottom jaw. They were not jagged and did not bother him at all. Our dentist told us it was somewhat rare. So, in turn, ...
- My son had 2 fused teeth. They were the same size and came in exactly together. It was never a problem - they held the space for permanent teeth and they just came o...
- Hello H. Z, I am a Dental Hygienist-living in the Manchester area. I have 16 years of experience in the field. I can tell you that fused teeth are not that uncom...
