friday i went to the dentist and one of the probelms i had was that i have 3 baby teeth where the permanate tooth is trying to grow they said that if i dont have them out by april ninth then there gonna get pulled out!so ive been wiggling them around and stuff but only 1 is some what loose.are there any ways i can get them out quickly(and hopefully not painfully)i dont want any stupid answers like my parents said like pliers
2007-02-11 10:06:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
i worked in my dad's dental office during college summers. you are right that the baby teeth have to be removed so that the permanent teeth can grow in correctly. wiggle them with your finger as often as you can throughout the day. try eating lots of apples on the side where the teeth are. crunching into the skin will put pressure on the tooth and cause it to loosen. your dentist will charge $$ for pulling them versus you doing it yourself. baby teeth really don't have roots like permanent teeth so it doesn't take much for them to be extracted. you're a smart kid and i know you can do it. good luck!!
2007-02-11 11:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by s. m. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do this at your own risk:
Make a loop with a long piece of string and loop it around your tooth, close to the gum line.
Tie the other end of the string to an open door and take most of the slack out of the string. The string should hang down only a couple of inches.
Now slam the door shut. It will pull the tooth out.
That's how my Grandma did it when I was a kid.
2007-02-11 18:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by flywho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a bit of trivia? In the days before dentists had anasthetic or even nitros oxiode, a technique they used to employ to pull teeth was to stun the patient with a loud noise right next their ears. The dentist would grip the diseased tooth with pliers or some pinching implement, nod at his assistant who would usually start banging a kettle drum vigorously. With a quick pull and a slight twist, the tooth comes out of the dazed patient.
2007-02-11 18:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by Desiree J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don t worry, if your dentist pull out your baby teeth he will use pain killer and local anestesic for this reason you ll don t feel pain ok.
2007-02-11 19:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Carlos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they are ready, thay can be removed with a gentle yank.
Don't force them, or you may get some problems.
2007-02-11 18:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by Mighty C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋