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Children's health

Missing Milk Teeth

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Tw1nkle · 20/06/2011 08:58

Hiya,
It seems my DD (2.7) has 2 missing milk teeth. The dental hospital say she will never get hese teeth, and there is a possibility that more of the 'adult' teeth will be missing too.

Has anyone's little ones also had this, and what was done about it long-term?

Thank you!

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CoffeeGoneColdAgain · 20/06/2011 16:55

Hiya Tw1nkle, I had missing milk teeth 3rd in on bottom, Didn't get them through when my adult teeth came through. have a smallish gap between second and fourth but not huge!

5GoMadOnAZ650 · 20/06/2011 16:58

Me too! I'm missing the tooth next to my left incisor, my grandad has had the same tooth missing too as does my dd2.

Tw1nkle · 20/06/2011 18:31

I have been told it is herediatory, but no-one else in our family has it?!?!?

Did you have your gap close with braces?

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5GoMadOnAZ650 · 20/06/2011 19:12

Even though I'm one tooth down my teeth still didn't fitin my mouth so I had another removed and then a removable brace which quite honestly was a pointless waste of time as I still have very wonky teeth albeit without gaps.

divingworldchampion · 20/06/2011 19:38

I have two teeth missing (milk and adult), the ones next to my front teeth. When I was a teenager I had a brace to bring forward my canines, then had them filed down. My teeth are one of my best features even if I say so myself! My mum and grandfather are the same.

5GoMadOnAZ650 · 20/06/2011 19:40

That's the same tooth I'm missing, perhaps it's more common than I'd have thought :)

Tw1nkle · 20/06/2011 19:43

My DD has the two either side of her top middle 2 missing.
I'm hoping that it'll be the same when her adult teeth come through, and that no others will also be missing!

It sounds like she'll maybe have a brace then, to close the gap.

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