DS1's new teeth are growing behind his baby teeth - is this normal?!
I am such a novice LOL. My DS1 has two bottom adult teeth growing behind his baby teeth. One baby tooth is now wonky, but it has been for a while. The baby teeth have moved around because of the adult teeth pushing them. Is this normal? I thought the baby teeth fall out, then the new teeth grow in their place. Is my DS a freak (LOL) or is this normal?
Start wriggling those baby teeth!! It's not all that uncommon for the permanent teeth to come through before the baby teeth have fallen out, but it can result in the permanent teeth being displaced or to erupt in the wrong position. Once you have a couple of teeth in the wrong place you will find that more teeth come through incorrectly positioned... and you will end up with an expensive orthodontic bill in a few years!
So, wriggle the baby teeth and try to get them out (encourage your DS to do it himself). If they are not budging, you may need your dentist to extract them. Extraction of baby teeth is usually pretty quick and simple as they don't have big long roots, but *most* kids would rather pull them out themselves! Good luck, I hope the tooth fairy visits your place soon!
My DS1 just lost his first tooth only weeks ago. He lost it at school (literally!). When I had a look I thought it had broken off but it was in fact another tooth already there.
My GF's little boy has the same thing except that his baby teeth aren't wobbly yet..she has been taking him to the dentist as he said they may have to pull the baby teeth out if they don't come out on there own.
If his baby teeth are wobbly you should be ok, if you are worried it may be worth taking him to the dentist to have a check up.
Give him apples and yes wobble them
DD1 had to have her 2 top front teeth pulled out last year coz the same happened. Her adult teeth actually got bigger than the baby ones. I'll come back after dinner with the pics, lol.
Try your hardest to wiggle them out, but get the dentist to check them out if they refuse.
If they don't come out they will have to be pulled by the dentist so try to wobble them out but if they don't look like they are moving at all go straight to the dentist. Maybe give your dentist a call and ask how long you should leave them before coming in.
I was about 9 or 10 and needed 3 teeth removed because of adult teeth growing behind them, I required a local anethetic, done by needle (not nice!) and then they pliered them out, may depend how into the gum they are as what the process will be. I'd ask dentist.
this happenned to all my baby teeth, I ended up having the baby teeth extracted as the adult teeth were coming up - now I really do dislike going to the dentist.
Trish, if he does need them out it will likely be really really easy. Some kids only need a little topical anaesthetic, rather than local. Depends on how loose the tooth is. Definitely no GA! I'm not keen on exoing teeth unnecessarily, but in this sort of situation if left too long it can affect the position of the permanent teeth. Just see how it goes for a little while, and encourage him to wobble wobble wobble, while watching TV, in the car etc.
My sister recently had her wisdom teeth out, and had to get 3 others removed from inside the gum - they were adult teeth that had never erupted, her baby teeth were still there!
I'm glad this thread has been bumped! I started the thread in May last year and never updated! The two bottom teeth did come out on their own, but now we have the same problem with one of his top teeth. The two adult teeth have come right through, but one of the baby teeth is still in front. It's really loose and has been knocked onto an angle, but it won't come out! I keep getting DS1 to wobble it, but I'm thinking we might need to take him to a dentist for this one.
Janie - He sure is due to go to the dentist - he's never been before . Thanks for your opinion
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DS1's new teeth are growing behind his baby teeth - is this normal?!
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