My 7 year old son has recently lost his 4th tooth.( Upper). I am just concerned because his adult tooth does not seem to be coming down....not that I can tell anyway.
It has probably been about 2-3 weeks since the baby one came out. Is this an ok time frame or should the adult one have started to poke through by now? I just know that his other 3 poked through pretty quickly after the baby tooth fell out.
The only thing that could possibly be a factor is that the day before his tooth fell out he copped a hit in the tooth. (Big drama......lots of blood, screaming and tears).
Is it possible that it was not ready to fall out and so the adult tooth isn't ready to come down yet? It was loose prior to being hit but probably not loose enough to fall out for a while?
thanks
2007-03-14 00:22:27 · 4 answers · asked by starwiz76 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Can vary a huge amount between different kids and even different teeth on the same kid,
It may well be that the incident you decribe loosened the baby tooth prematurely and therefore it may take an extra week or two (or even month or two). Best bet is to visit the dentist, if there is any doubt then a radiograph will quickly(and painlessly) reveal the exact location of the adult tooth
2007-03-14 00:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by bobbi b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it fell out as a result of trauma, then the adult tooth may not be ready to come out. I personally wouldn't worry about it.
2007-03-14 01:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all kids are different, maybe he got tooth out too early and it will take awhile for adudlt tooth to come in. dont worry it will come down.
2007-03-14 00:31:24 · answer #3 · answered by jeanjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's uncertain that it will errupt - your best guess is to work out an oral physician to have them reveal the tooth and fasten some thing to help the orthodontist bypass it into position. sure, that's plausible and it does artwork.
2016-12-01 23:46:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋