My 14 year old daughter still has a baby tooth left and from an x-ray it has been confirmed that her grown up?

Question

tooth is there but coming down on an angle instead of straight. Is there any hope that it can be straightened. very worried

Answer 1

Usually the eruption of the permanent tooth causes the reabsorption of the roots of the "baby" or deciduous tooth leaving the permanent tooth a space to erupt, that has been maintained by the deciduous tooth. This isn't the case with your daughter.

Since your daughters are coming in at an angle it won't cause the roots to reabsorb leaving the baby tooth with roots holding it in place. Some patients go their whole life with one or more baby teeth in their permanent dentition. Although this isn't advisable when a permanent tooth is present such as your daughter has.

In most cases this tooth won't erupt normally without the help of orthodontics; to successfully bring the tooth in, correct the alignment, position and placement of all the teeth. The deciduous tooth is extracted and an oral surgeon will open the area uncovering the tip of the permanent tooth attaching a bracket with a chain. Then the orthodontist will start his treatment then by attaching this chain to the arch wire on her orthodontics, which pulls the tooth gently into position. It's better to do this at her age as the teeth move easier in younger patients. Usually if this tooth is out of position, then the others are also, so braces will correct her whole dentition as well as bring in the one in question.

There are other cases where if the angle isn't too severe the deciduous tooth is extracted and a "space maintainer" (to maintain the opening) is placed giving this tooth some time to naturally erupt.

So your daughter’s case is based upon the position of the un-erupted tooth, or what angle it's at. My advice would be to discuss the options with your dentist and let him guide you in your decision as he has your daughter’s best interest in mind. If you would feel more comfortable getting a second opinion you should see an orthodontist for a consultation. Be sure to take all of her x rays and a pano with you to this appointment so he may view them and give you an over all opinion of what needs to be done to correct her complete dentition. This is a very common problem that is best corrected at an early age. Good luck and I hope I’ve been of some help with this dental problem.

Answer 2

This happened to my neice also. If the tooth beneath it is loose, then let it fall off, if it isn't, then you will most probably have to have it removed. I'm wondering which tooth it is..I know the canon (not sure how you spell that) often does this. I know, it's happening to my son now and they told me that it does happen, and that it can fall right into place with no problems. but, you'll have to wait and see. My neices straightened out no problem and doesn't need braces.

I guess you can take her to a dentist to make sure though :)

Answer 3

yes have it removed and then wait and see she will probably need braces