2007-02-02 12:52:03 · 10 answers · asked by Gemini Girl 4 in Health ➔ Dental
I agree with you. Parents don't need to pull out their child's loose teeth, as they will fall out naturally.
2007-02-02 12:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by mandm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can answer this from recent personal experience...I have four kids and two of them are loosing teeth right and left! Between the two they have lost three teeth in four days! The reason for me is that the loose tooth causes pain when it is loose but still attached yet the moment it comes out the pain ends. Pulling it may speed something that would happen naturally but it doesn't hurt anything and actually relieves the pain. Then there is also the - so they don't swallow it argument...
2007-02-02 21:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by mommaliss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some parents are worried that the child might swallow it when eating which can be very scary for the young ones. Medically there is no rush unless it is interfering with the child's ability to eat or is causing the new tooth to not come in properly.
2007-02-02 20:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by Amy T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think it's because they're afraid that the kid'll swallow a loose tooth.
Or, they pull it out to let the child believe in the tooth fairy - they're afraid if the falls out on its own, their kid will not say a word to them and hide it under their pillow without telling them.
2007-02-03 13:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's so tempting to pull out, isn't it?! I'd say they need pulled once they are very loose to reduce the risk of the child swallowing the tooth and possibly cutting or irritating the throat, and of course choking.
2007-02-02 20:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by Michael D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never got my teeth pulled out, or if I did, I always pulled them, after I ran my tongue over it a lot. I think it;s to incite the growth or something, but it really doesn't matter..
oh, and losing teeth sucks, so creepy.
2007-02-02 21:04:26 · answer #6 · answered by Trey123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You certainly dont want them to fall out on their own when your child is sleeping , do you?
2007-02-02 20:56:39 · answer #7 · answered by cowboy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lil kids always complain wen they hav loose teeth that it hurts, it hurts wen they eat, blahblahblahblah...... parents jus yank em cuz its painless if u do it hard and QUICK and that kills the "oh i don wanna eat mom's mystery meatloaf, so ill blame it on my tooth". yea my mom can NOT cook to save her life....my sis always got away with this same thing
2007-02-02 20:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by xLA NENA . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make room for the new tooth and give it more room to grow and so the kid will stop sticking their finhers in their mouthes . Kid hands are full of germs that make them sick.
2007-02-02 20:56:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So the child doesn't swallow them. Then there will be worse problems.
2007-02-02 20:55:47 · answer #10 · answered by Yafooey! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋