thread: Adult tooth growing through the side of gum

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  1. #1
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    Feb 2006
    melbourne
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    No worries darl, I'd say that even if the baby tooth was out that it ould have erupted the same as it sounds like its a space issue rather than the tooth being in the way issue ITMS

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    Sep 2007
    travelling
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    Keep an eye on the baby tooth though... DD1's adult teeth pushed her 2 top front baby teeth forward, but her baby teeth refused to come out. The were just forced upwards... We ended up having to get the dentist to pull them. There was no choice. They only had to use numbing cream. They tried to get DD to pull them with a tissue, but she couldn't get hold properly, so they pulled them.

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    Dec 2005
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    My DD1's mouth looked like a jack-o-lantern a few months ago and she had crooked teeth everywhere. SHe has huge issues with crowding and space and she had a 'lucky tooth' as she called it that was coming out of the side of her gum like your DD. Our dentist has been keeping an eye on her over the past 18 months and we thought for sure she'd need a plate, but he removed a heap of teeth and now they are all straightening up nicely. If it were me, I'd be asking for advice about perhaps removing some of her teeth to give the adult teeth room to come through. He may still want to wait, but it certainly wont hurt to check.