by B F.

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Tooth Trouble...

June 30, 2008 09:18 PM EDT

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Just a few months ago my daughter was complaining of tooth pain... Long story short, she is not a compliant dental patient due to trauma at a dentist as a toddler... I took her in to our dentist that has had her in to just sit in the chair and so on for years to try to calm her... The appointment went well and she actually let the dentist take xrays and clean her pearly whites... At that time, he showed me the xrays and stated everything was looking great and that she would be losing her baby teeth before long...

Last week she started complaining again that her teeth were bothering her... She stated it once and that was the end of it for a few days... Upon the second complaint, she showed me that one of her bottom front teeth was turning sideways and was moving in front of another tooth... That's when I noticed something white sticking out of her gums just behind the tooth being pushed around by the moving tooth... It is a tooth coming in, but it looks to be too far back from the tooth it would be replacing...

The moving tooth is a little loose and the one being pushed around with a tooth coming in behind it is not loose at all... I called the dentist and inquired as to whether or not this is normal... Of course, they want to see her and she goes in tomorrow afternoon...

My stepson had to have most of his baby teeth pulled and it was always an issue at his mother's house... My husband and I never really saw the whole process with him...

Being the worrier I am, I wonder if this is a bad sign or even normal... Really I am thinking it is not such a good thing that this tooth is emerging over a centimeter behind the baby tooth that isn't loose in the least... Having seen the dentist so recently and his statement of how everything was all lined up and ready for a smooth transition from baby to permanent teeth, I am concerned... Then there is the whole issue of when I called the dentist, he thought it was odd and wants her to come in...

Today I look to you my Gather friends to tell me if this is normal, weird, or something-anything...

Tags: parenting, daughter, dentist, teeth, advice, help, tooth, baby teeth, permanent teeth, loose tooth, kid, child, youth, children, kids, question, family

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Karen M. Jun 30, 2008, 9:21pm EDT

I don't know...I have dentist phobia myself, but the best thing I EVER did was when in pain, break down and go...I know I am an adult, but I hope that she can get it resolved....My thoughts are with you both...I know how stressful it can be !!!

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Kim M. Jun 30, 2008, 9:34pm EDT

I have no experience with that. I hope everything goes well for her.

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Marianne R. Jun 30, 2008, 10:18pm EDT

Well some of my teeth grew in behind the baby teeth, but the baby teeth eventually loosened enough to come out. I needed braces in my teens of course.

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Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. Jun 30, 2008, 10:53pm EDT

A lot of times teeth look like they are far back, or far front, but they move into place once they come in & the old tooth comes out~

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B F. Jun 30, 2008, 11:27pm EDT

Thank you Marianne and Priscilla for the wisdom!!!

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Marianne R. Jun 30, 2008, 11:36pm EDT

I think my two top eye teeth were the worst.

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donna h. Jun 30, 2008, 11:48pm EDT

My daughter had a tooth coming in sideways and they pulled it

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J F. Jul 1, 2008, 2:30am EDT

Hope it's okay.

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Adelaide M. Jul 1, 2008, 3:03am EDT

I would make an appointment with the dentist to find out if the tooth will come out on it's own. It's possible, and most likely that it will, but I would have her seen just to be sure. If you don't want to take her back in again, I would call and ask the receptionist to leave a message for the dentist to call you back.

My dad is a dentist and I worked the front desk for him for about 5 years. It's hard to tell from what you are saying as to whether she needs to be seen again, but when in doubt, it's better to have the tooth removed and have the permanent one grow in correctly the first time.

Good luck!

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Denise B. Jul 1, 2008, 7:38am EDT

don't worry until you HAVE too, sometimes the larger teeth just don't have enough SPACE to come in straight or in place especially if the baby one isn't out yet. it may still line up just fine.

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sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Jul 1, 2008, 9:32am EDT

Good luck!

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Beth O. Jul 1, 2008, 10:30am EDT

I bet you that it's nothing. I had lots of friend's in elementary school who had teeth that did that and to my knowledge they have suffered any sort of handicap from it.

And although it will cost money, any teeth that aren't straight can always be fixed with braces!

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Wilma D. Jul 1, 2008, 12:08pm EDT

Have her wiggle the not loose tooth if you can. It will probably have to pulled and the sooner the better, that the new tooth can come in straight.

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Karolyn Q. Jul 1, 2008, 1:14pm EDT

I wish I had some advice for you. I hope everything goes well with your daughter.

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Beverly T. Jul 27, 2008, 12:06am EDT

I don't have advice, and it was long time ago, I see. But we have a family trait of teeth growing in at the wrong spots. My college aged kids have that, and we were never able to afford braces for them. Fortunately, some day they can still get them. It's getting more common for adults to have braces.

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