I have a 7 yr old son who has NOT lost any baby teeth yet, but in his front bottom middle teeth, his adult?

tooth is growing in behind his baby tooth. Is this something of concern? Does this happen alot?

I have a 7 yr old son who has NOT lost any baby teeth yet, but in his front bottom middle teeth, his adult?
This is not uncommon, even at age 7. The baby tooth will eventually come out on it's own. You could give it a little help by gently wiggling the baby tooth a couple times per day. Once the baby tooth is out of the way, within about 6 months, the adult tooth that was behind the baby tooth should start repositioning itself to its correct position. If you don't see any migration forward by the adult tooth by this time, you should check with a dentist. Some professionals are anxious to pull teeth, but rest assured, usually there is no need. I took my daughter to the dentist to have one tooth pulled because it was a stubborn one and it was bothering her by being loose.
Reply:No this is fine. Just sounds like he's got good oral hygene.





ps. I see braces in your son's future.
Reply:Most kids start losing their teeth around age 5. My 7 y/o daughter has lost 9 teeth I believe. If your son's teeth won't fall out on their own, they'll need to be pulled. Hasn't his dentist said anything about it?
Reply:DEAR MOM,


DO NOT BE OVERLY CONCERNED. SOME CHILDREN JUST HAPPEN TO LOSE THEIR TEETH AT A LATER STAGE. THE ORDER IS THE SAME AS WHEN THEY FIRST CAME IN. SO BEFORE LONG HAVE SOME MONEY IN THE HOUSE FOR THE "TOOTH FAIRY."
Reply:relax, hes probably fine. You can check with the dentist, but hes probably just losing his baby teeth later.
Reply:No, this happened to all my baby teeth. My mom took me to the dentist, and he removed whichever baby teeth had adult teeth growing behind them. It happened to all 4 of my front bottom teeth, and 2 of my top front teeth.
Reply:The adult bottom middle incisors do come out on the inside of the baby teeth, its normal, but if too far in, the baby teeth wont fall out. But if the adult teeth have just started to come out, wait a while, the baby ones can still fall of on their own. the tongue will push the adult teeth out into the line of the other teeth%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;this is the normal process.



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