OMG two new teeth as the cause?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
OMG two new teeth as the cause?
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Sat, 11-17-2007 - 11:58am

So we were going through the quarterly hair-cut drama with Tom and when he had his mouth open screaming I noticed that there were two new teeth cutting through on the bottom, behind his baby teeth.

                                

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Sat, 11-17-2007 - 2:09pm

Hi Heather,


I don't really know what to say about his teeth pushing him over the edge, but you know him much better than we do.

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Registered: 01-25-2007
Sat, 11-17-2007 - 7:20pm

It could be that the new teeth are just making him more irritable. On the bright side, my son had his permanent teeth come in before his baby teeth fell out too. Naturally, I freaked out as all mothers do when they look in there and see two rows of teeth, but I put a call in to his dentist and he told me over the phone that it is actually very common. They don't pull the baby teeth out. They let them fall out on their own. Both of my kids were very late in losing their baby teeth. My brother's son was the same way. My son is now 9 and he has only lost a few teeth. If your son is really upset about doctor visits and such, try just calling them on the phone. A good dentist will not drag you in for a visit. On the other hand it might help your son to visit the dentist a few times without him actually doing anything. It might help for the future.

Edited to add: We go to a place called Snippets. They have video games attached to each chair and now my son can't wait for the next hair cut!




Edited 11/17/2007 7:23 pm ET by rocket319
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Registered: 12-16-1998
Sun, 11-18-2007 - 3:44am

Both my kids got their second teeth behind their baby teeth. I freaked out with the first one & called the dentist and was told what the previous poster said, they don't pull them, they just leave them until they fall out. With the second one just left her too it!!! I did end up pulling a couple out myself whe they were really wobbly as they seemed to just wobble & wobble with no sign of falling out as there was nothing pushing from underneath.


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