My son is 5 days away from his 5th birthday, and lost his first tooth tonight while eating a sandwhich. Is this normal for his age or is it too early??? He cut teeth early, and got all his teeth early. Does this effect him loosing his teeth now?
2007-09-23 14:30:59 · 6 answers · asked by vbeaver31 3 in Health ➔ Dental
Absolutely within normal range. Most children who get their teeth early end up losing it earlier.
2007-09-23 15:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by mama30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My two sons both lost teeth before they were 5 years old. We questioned the dentist -- he said it was normal because they got teeth early. (Both had teeth coming in at 4 months old.) I guess baby teeth last a certain length of time and then they get out of the way.
2007-09-23 14:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by rcarlton2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should go see a dentist as he may have an infection developing from the trauma to those teeth. He may need them taken out soon (you don't want an infection to affect the development of the adult teeth below), but the only way to tell that usually is with an x-ray. Regarding your question, it is at age 6, usually plus or minus 2 years. Kids lose these teeth early all the time due to trauma. It will not have long-term effects on his development.
2016-05-17 07:08:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter whom is 6, just lost her 1st tooth and is now ready to lose a 2nd. I would say this is perfectly normal.
2007-09-23 15:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sooner he had his teeth as a baby the sooner he will start loosing them. So your son is right on time than.
2007-09-23 15:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by alkak1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about right. 5 or 6, usually.
2007-09-23 14:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by yummy1400 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋