Is it ok if a child in his early teens still have baby teeth? or should these teeth be pulled out?

Answer 1

Are you talking a few teeth or an entire mouth. I don't think I finished loosing my baby teeth until I was 11, and they were pulled because they were painful. His dentist should be able to say if they are healthy or not, or if they require removal.

Answer 2

You could probably wait a few more years and see if they fall out on their own, but you should talk to your dentist about that. What's really important (in my opinion) is to keep track of which are baby teeth and which are adult teeth. I have some baby teeth that never fell out and the adult teeth grew in behind them so now I have extra teeth but I can't pull the baby teeth out because I'd have to have braces to move the adult teeth forward, and I don't have any dental insurance right now. So make sure that whatever needs to happen with your son's teeth gets taken care of before he moves out and is no longer covered by your insurance.

Answer 3

I worked in the dental field for 10 years before starting a family and choosing to stay home with my children.

First, he needs to have a panorex x-ray to see if he has permanent teeth in the areas were the primary teeth are now. A good dentist will inform you on what to do from there.

Most kids have all their permanent teeth by the time they are in their teens, but you will have an occasional teen who is loosing later. It is important to find out if there is a cause behind this.

Answer 4

Your child's dentist should be able to help you decide that. That is the best answer. However, since not everyone takes their child to a dentist, check to see if the baby teeth are in the way of some adult teeth coming in? My son had to have more than half a dozen baby teeth pulled because they were not coming out and were preventing his adult teeth either from coming in or coming in crooked, and in one case, in his palate.

Answer 5

Two of my cousins had baby teeth into their teens. One of them had to get them pulled, but the other cousin was just a late bloomer I guess, because I think all of his baby teeth fell out. I don't know if this was the kind of answer you were looking for but I hope soemone can help. I would just take him to a good dentist & see what their opinion is. Best of Luck!!

Answer 6

It is quite common for a kid in their early teens to still have baby teeth. Very often a dentist will just pull them.

Answer 7

My son is 13 and still has 5 or 6 baby teeth. His dentist took x-rays and said everything looks fine... the teeth are just moving slowly. His plan is to wait and see, and then pull them at some point in the future if necessary. He didn't see any rush at this time.

You should talk to your child's dentist and see what they suggest, but mine said at 13 there's still nothing to worry about.

Answer 8

Ack! NO! Don't pull them out!

Your son needs to see a dentist and have a set of x-rays done. Many, many people in my family HAVE no adult teeth. Our baby teeth never fell out, and that's a good thing, because there are no adult teeth to replace them. This is a surprisingly common phenomenon that can be easily diagnosed through x-ray.

The tricky bit, though, is that lots of people don't take care of their baby teeth figuring they'll get a second chance with their adult ones. If you don't have adult ones, though, you'll be stuck with cavity-ridden baby teeth, and may have to get implants, etc., to replace them if they're too far gone.

Best to know now, so you can make a plan to keep his teeth healthy.

Answer 9

A primary tooth falls out because it is being pushed out of the way by a permanent tooth that is behind it. Slowly, the permanent teeth grow in and take the place of the primary teeth. By about age (14), most kids have lost all of their baby teeth and have a full set of permanent teeth.

Answer 10

My opinion, they should be pulled out. His adult teeth will soon be coming in and could cause damage if the baby teeth are still there.

The best answer will come from your dentist.