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What Age Did You/your Child Get Braces?
Based on my experience having braces as a kid, she is too young. I was in middle school when I got mine and only had 1 baby tooth left to fall out. ...
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- Hello C., I am in my late 20's with braces on. I also had them on as a child age 12. I was told by my dentist when I was 8 that I would need surgery to correct a jaw i...
- IMHO it can vary and a reputable ortho will tell you to wait or to do it now. You can get a 2nd opinion though. We actually got 3, 2 of the 3 agreed and we went with...
- i asked ,m dentist about that idea of your husband's cuz' i was of the same belief. At this point neither of my kids need braces so it was just in conversation, nothi...
Space Between Front Teeth
My son's first new permanent tooth had to knock out 3 baby teeth because of ... Even with removing his back teeth and wearing braces his teeth returned to ...
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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...
The Tooth Fairy
Read all 21 responses: "Do you celebrate the Tooth Fairy/Pirate? ... They got a new video game when they got braces (to keep their mind off the initial pain ...
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- Hi DeAny, Well when our older daughter started to lose her teeth we started with five dollars for the first tooth. Because it was a big step in her childhood and he...
- I love the tooth fairy! We have a special pillow that has a little pocket that you put the tooth in and hang on the doorknob (this after fruitless searches under pill...
- Hi D., I have 3 kids, 12, 9 and 6. They get $5 for their first lost tooth and $1 for each tooth after that. I know the $5 is probably high, but that started when my ...
Nance Appliance for 8 Year Old
17 Oct 2009 ... I had my four front top teeth straightened in braces when I was little, along with several appliances all .... 11 Yo Needs Braces Still Has 1 Baby Tooth ...
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- Thanks to Rachel for explaining what a Nance appliance is! My child got a palate expander recently, which is different, but I do want to offer this idea: Go to an orth...
- I used to have headgear! That is very uncomfortable and they wanted me to sleep in it....and wear it to school. I also had braces and rubberbands, etc. My teeth wer...
- Right now is the best time to do these things for your childrens mouth. The pallate bone has not harded and by the age of 13(I think) it become a hard bone. My daught...
My Daughter Is Getting Braces
I had braces for 2 years. i just got them off last June. I had an over bite, under bite, cross bite and a canine tooth that was laying paralelle to the ...
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- My daughtergot her first braces at 9, she adjusted well, kids are good at that, they need to avoid gum and sticky candy. Anything real hard. I would recommend having ...
- hey my whole family has had braces they can be a painful thing for first time kids and have some oral gel on hand just in case and soup and ibuprofen sometimes they ...
- My son Nathan who will be 10 in July, has had his braces for about 5 months now and will have them for 36 months. He is actually doing well. You didn't say whether t...
Incoming Tooth
My memory is that when I lost teeth, the new tooth came in from underneath, not behind; but it was a long .... 11 Yo Needs Braces Still Has 1 Baby Tooth ...
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- Hi, my daughter's teeth did the same thing and I had the same concern. But as hers came in they came forward into the right position. Happy holidays! - S.
- My younger brother had a tooth grow in behind his two front teeth. His dentist said it could have been because he fell on his face when he was little and may have shi...
- Hi R., My daughter had an adult tooth that was starting to come in behind her baby tooth. The baby tooth was very loose, so it didn't need to be pulled, but I was ...
Damon Braces vs Traditional
Went to see an ortho and they want to put braces on my 8yo. Seems like this system will lead to..." ... 11 Yo Needs Braces Still Has 1 Baby Tooth ...
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- I'm not sure what damon braces are, but our kids both had two rounds of braces, one starting in 3rd/4th grade, and the other in high school. With our son, it was very...
- Hi, My son is 8 1/2. Went to ortho appt. I dont know if they are called 'damon braces' but he suggusted same thing from what I gather from your posting. He wants to wa...
- My son had braces. Worst horror story you can imagine. Suffice it to say he now needs jaw surgery and gets headaches. When we finally found a good dentist Dr. Cyru...
So Many Teeth So Fast?
25 Aug 2009 ... I will noteshe lost her first tooth at age 4 and by age 10 had lost ... No idea why she is a healthy kid Never a need for bracesunlike meher ...
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- I have a 9 month old who has recently gotten 6 teeth! he got one at like 7 months and had that one for a month or so and then all of sudden started getting 3 teeth al...
- i don't have aany advice for you my babys are 7 months and not teeth i just want to ask you what did you use for the paing and the Biting & gnawing
- I have a 14 yr old daughter. She had a mouth full of teeth very early on. Everything was fine according to the pedi and pedi dentist. I will note....she los...
Baby Teeth Not Falling Out
unfortunately I went through that myself. practically every baby tooth had to be ... My sister had that same problem, she was told that she needed braces, ...
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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 ...
Wisdom Teeth
I have not had a tooth pulled since I was a kid & I really don't remember any of that .... I had several teeth pulled as a "tween" as a precursor to braces, ...
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- All four of mine were impacted and I had them all pulled. I just stayed on top of the pain medicine they gave and put ice on my face for 24 hours. I never really had t...
- I had all 4 of my (non-impacted) wisdom teeth removed last summer and I had heard all kinds of stories about how it was horrible for some and cake for others. I was p...
- You don't want to have your wisdom teeth pulled like I did--since I have had 2 heart valve replacements they couldn't use anything to put me out, but those numbness dr...
