my 2 year old son I think has brittle teeth, or looks like edges on them?

Question

I was looking at my sons teeth the other day and noticed between his 2 front teeth it seems brittle. I do brush his teeth as much as I can cause he hates when I brush them, so i try to get him to brush them himself but its hard, he just likes the play with his tooth brush and eat the tooth paste. They dont look like cavities but I am very concerned. My 7 year old , her tteth were fine and I cared for them the same way I did as with my 2 year old. He doesnt go to bed with milk or milk in a bottle, yet sometimes he likes to have water in the middle of the night but with a bottle. I soemtimes think he could have celiacs but not sure yet, i ' d need to see first with a doctor. Can anyone furnish me with some information, advice?

Thanks all, I've been following up on his teeth lately and so far no changes. do plan to take him to the dentist in a week. I think thats the best thing, though, I know he's going to hate me for doing that cause he hates to be poked and proded.

Answer 1

The edge could be normal. I remember seeing them before on a child's teeth. But it might be build up on the teeth.

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Answer 2

High kudos to you for being such a conscientious mom!
Sounds like you are doing all the right things, especially the bottle thing at bed time, water is just fine, anything else would be a huge mistake. Not sure what you mean by brittle, but if the edges look jagged-per say- that may just be the formation of the tooth structure and not necessarily an indicator that they are brittle. If you notice your son grinding his teeth in his sleep, that can also cause jagged edges on the teeth and it is something he can't help because he doesn't realize he is doing it.
We recommend a child see a dentist by the time he is six years old, unless you have a dental problem, and this one I would check with your dentist on. The reason we usually recommend the age 5 or 6 years of age is because most of the baby teeth are erupted and the child is able to sit in the chair a little easier and be able to heed direction, either sitting on mom's lap or by himself, whatever they are more comfortable with. We do recommend bringing your child at earlier ages, such as 2 yrs of age while mom is getting her teeth cleaned so they can see how easy it is and that there is nothing to be scared of.
Take your son to your local dentist and have him/her instruct you a little better on what options you can take, if any, you will be glad you did. Good luck!

Answer 3

I'm not sure I understand your description that your son's teeth look brittle with edges on them. However, there are several different things that could cause changes in the appearance of his teeth. Sometimes children have gray/off-white teeth with more solid white spots on them, sort of uneven color tone. Sometimes the edges of their teeth are uneven and sort of jagged on the edges, like they need to be filed smooth. Since you do brush his teeth and you noticed he likes to eat toothpaste, you need to be careful that he may ingest entirely too much fluoride. Find out if there is fluoride in your drinking water. It could be your son is getting too much fluoride systemically at this point, what with his love of water and toothpaste! You also mention 'celiacs', which I guess you mean is some digestive, stomach issue that you suspect. I strongly encourage you to take him for his first dental check-up to determine if these health issues are related. Fluoride gets mixed reviews from the experts and you can give him too much of a good thing.

Answer 4

if hes drinking tap water, maybe get it tested to see if there is too much of something or too less of something

also there were reports of bad generic toothpastes from china not to long ago containing heavy toxins

also switch to organic milk if you haven't already and if breast feed check your diet more, which Im sure you know as well as everything else I said you probably know, but Im trying to help.

Answer 5

Get a referral to a local dentist ASAP.

Answer 6

Those and kids with ridges on their teeth will all dull down eventually.

Answer 7

also...does you kid get enough calcium?