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5 yo son growing tooth far back in mouth
by angels4tony, Sep 22, 2009 09:20AM
My 5 year old son appears to be growing a tooth far back on the upper left. I am not even sure it appears to be in his gumline at all . It is not through, but it is white and hard like a tooth.
He already has 10 teeth on top and this is at least an inch and half behind the last tooth on the upper left.
Is this normal or should I have it checked out. What could cause this?
He already has 10 teeth on top and this is at least an inch and half behind the last tooth on the upper left.
Is this normal or should I have it checked out. What could cause this?
Member Comments (5)
by mammo, Sep 22, 2009 02:30PM
To: angels4tony
Just to be on the safe side, I would get it checked out. If he doesn't have a tooth in the area and there is space for one, then it may just be a molar coming in crooked and will align itself.
by mammo, Sep 22, 2009 02:33PM
To: angels4tony
Sorry, I just realized how old your son is, so he has all his baby teeth. So, I would definitely get this checked out. It sounds like it's a tooth, but "why" is what I would want to know. If it turns out that he has "supernumerary Teeth", please contact me about this.
by angels4tony, Sep 23, 2009 06:29AM
To: mammo
He saw his pediatrician for something unrelated today but I asked her what she thought. He was sick and I didn't want to take a sick kid to the dentist. She thinks that it's not a tooth but we were actually seeing a visible part of his jaw. I might still take him to the denist, just to make sure they feel its normal.
by mammo, Sep 23, 2009 01:22PM
To: angels4tony
My God! You should not be able to see part of his jaw! I would definitely get him into a good dentist as soon as he feels well enough.
by TillyBow, Oct 25, 2009 07:33PM
My 4 year old wont eat & is slavering like a baby teething he has his 20 standard teeth for this age. He absolutely will not sit in the dentist chair im lost dont know what to do!!!
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