Credit for the Image: boyntondentistry.com- 1. Forum discussion on "I just noticed that my 5 year old has a new tooth coming in behind another!" from DealoftheDay.com
- 2. Permanent Teeth Coming in Behind Baby Teeth is said to be a common occurence for the lower front teeth at Smilekidz.com
- 3. Permanent Teeth coming in behind Baby Teeth from the Pediatric Dentistry Blog
- 4. Permanent teeth coming in behind baby teeth - discussion on the Berkeley Parents Network (BTW, I love to reference the Berkeley Parents Network for lots of discussion on bringing up kids. Too bad you can't join the discussion unless you live in that area but its still a good reference place to read about advise by real parents to other parents about real parenting issues)
- 5. How are milk teeth replaced by permanent teeth? The animation by 32teethonline here shows the more common way where the permanent teeth pushes out the baby teeth during eruption, it does not talk about permanent teeth that is growing behind or parallel to the milk teeth. Still the animation is good and you can show it to your little ones when you talk to them about their teeth.
Hope these links will be useful to other parents whose child's permanent teeth is coming in behind their milk teeth.
My girl had her primary teeth coming in behind her lower baby teeth just like in the picture above but two instead of one. They grew till they were almost the same height before the milk teeth finally fell off. The dentist I saw did not think it was necessary to extract them. My sister in law who had the same problem with her son had his milk tooth extracted by the dentist. So to extract or not, depends on which dentist you see, I suppose. After a while the permanent teeth will move to its rightful place I am told although my girl's teeth are still a little bit behind the others. The dentist does not think it is a problem. If it eventually moves to the front, I will post an update on this blog.
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Funny our girls are experiencing the same thing at the same time. That's why the same blog topic. Hahaha.
ReplyDeletelian,
ReplyDeleteYa lor, sama sama. Hehe.
but mine daughter is abit weird..coming thru from front and in upper gums..thanks for sharing this..:)
ReplyDeletesweetiepie,
ReplyDeleteOh, you better get her to the dentist to have it checked up then.
Thanks for sharing this. I just noticed that my 5 year-old son's two bottom teeth are growing in just like your daughter's. His baby teeth aren't loose at all! We have a dental appt. on Thursday, so I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the links. I am hoping that he won't have to have them pulled as it would be so traumatic for him!
ReplyDeleteantieannie,
ReplyDeleteOh yes, please share your experience at the dentist. :)
This is a very delayed response, but when we went, the dentist was very calm and told me that his teeth would soon come out on their own. I am happy to report that a few weeks later, his teeth did come out, and his new teeth have grown in just fine. It was very easy!
ReplyDeleteantieannie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your response delayed or otherwise. Yes, our dentist was calm too and told us that the teeth will come off on its own, which it did eventually. The new teeth are out now but still a little behind the rest of the teeth but I don't think the dentist is very worried about that.
his started out a bit behind, but they seem to be in line now.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest son had two of his primary teeth growing behind his baby teeth, The doctor said there was no need to take them out. However he said if he would have pulled them out he wouldn't need braces now.
ReplyDeleteEvery time i go to a dentist or a doctor i make sure to get a second opinion before doing anything!
-Mary
thank you so much for the links and all the info! so strange that this seems to be a common problem, yet i've never heard of anyone with their permanent teeth growing behind the baby ones. my daughter lost her first tooth a few months ago and the second only two days ago and to my surprise i noticed her new tooth happily growing behind it. i panicked and so did she, saying 'i just wanna be normal! i like being normal!' bless her, but tomorrow morning i can tell her the good news. she's just normal. thanks again! Liina
ReplyDeleteHi Liina,
ReplyDeleteYes, I was a bit worried too when I saw my girl's teeth growing like that. She had both her lower front teeth growing in that manner and they grew almost parallel in height to the milk teeth before the milk teeth eventually dropped off! However, the upper milk teeth came off first before the permanent teeth came in "normally". :)
GIRLS, THE SAME STORY HERE AND, WELL... A YEAR LATER :) MY DD'S 1 UPPER TOOTH FELL OUT AND THERE IS A NEW ONE GROWING IN ITS PLACE NORMALLY, EVERYTHING SEEMED ALLRIGHT, THE OTHER UPPER FRONT BABY TOOTH IS STILL IN ITS PLACE. AS SHE HAS A FLU NOW I WANTED TO GIVE HER SOME NOSE DROPS AND AS SHE TILTED HER HED BACK i NOTICED THAT THERE IS A TOOTH GROWING WAY BEHING THE UPPER BABYTOOTH, THAT WAS A SHOCKER! REALLY! I PANICKED AND THOUGHT SOMETHING IS WRONG, THOUGHT I HAVE TO MAKE URGENT TRIP TO DENTIST, LUCKILY I FOUND THIS DISCUSSION HERE AND CAN NOW RELAX A BIT :) TAKING INTO COUNT MARYS REMARK ON BRACES, BUT AS MY DD SAYS IT IS QUITE WOBBLY I HOPE IT WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM. AH WELL, WHO WILL WORRY IF NOT US :) THANKS FOR ALL INFO GIRLS, WILL READ ON!
ReplyDeleteHiya Anon,
ReplyDeleteMy girls two permanent front teeth are almost fully grown now. It is still a little behind the rest of the teeth but the dentist does not seem to be very worried. She says its still early to decide whether she needs braces later on.
i was glad to find this information as i specifically looked it up on internet before i take my little boy who has jsut turned 5 to the dentist for the very first time.
ReplyDeletei noticed by accident the other day that his lower permanent tooth was well grown behind his lower milk teeth and his milk teeth are not loose.
compared to my older daughter who is 7, she lost teeth very early and has already lost and replace about 9 teeth and she has only just had her 7th birthday so he is sklow in comparison in that he has not lost a tooth at all yet.
i will take him to dentist as its a good excuse for his first ever check up. hopefully all will be well. i dont trust dentists and tend to stay away from them as ive always had badadvice from them and different advice which has always been proved that they were just after money i guess.
Thanks for posting such useful information. Just now when i noticed the same problem with my daughter's teeth i was also panicked like other mums here and wanted to take an urgent appointment with my dentist. But now i am relaxed. Luckily her baby teeths are loose. I hope everything goes fine and of course will keep updating about her progress.
ReplyDeletetk said:
ReplyDeleteI am also anxious about my son as his permanent teeth (2) started showing up behind 2 milk teeth. Already checked with dentist who suggested to uproot the milk teeth. But as per paeditrician, it is not required if it is not troubling my son. So, bit confused. I am going by this blog & paeditrician and will wait for next few weeks to see how things shape up. Will keep posted on the outcome.
tkb,
ReplyDeleteIt is quite upsetting and worrying to see isn't it? My girl's teeth turned out ok eventually. However, you can always consult another dentist for a second opinion.
TKB, any new developments? I'm surprised the dentist wants to pull the teeth. My son's teeth grew in just fine and straight. No intervention needed. Good luck!
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