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Adult tooth coming before baby one out, normal?

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SushiPaws · 12/10/2012 18:56

Dd is 5, almost 6. A few weeks ago she said her front bottom tooth was sore when she ate sweetcorn on the cob. I noticed it was a tiny bit wobbly.
We've been keeping an eye on it and it doesn't seem to be any more wobbly. But today I noticed the adult tooth is coming through behind the baby one. By this evening it was clearly through.
Is this normal?

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stopcallingmefrank · 12/10/2012 18:58

Yes, entirely normal. My teeth were like this and my dd's. The baby tooth should come out before too long.

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SushiPaws · 12/10/2012 19:01

Phew, thanks, was worried it would be a trip to the dentist. Grin

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MousyMouse · 12/10/2012 19:04

normal for some children. my dc1 (nearly 6) looks like a shark atm with two rows of front teeth...

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sittinginthesun · 12/10/2012 19:04

Yes, lots of children in my son's class had two sets of front teeth for a while!

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CaseyShraeger · 12/10/2012 19:14

Yes, normal. When the baby tooth eventually falls out the adult tooth will move forward (I know it looks as though it's too far back to do that, but it does).

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SushiPaws · 12/10/2012 19:29

Yes it does look far back, glad you mentioned that. Smile

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QueenofLouisiana · 12/10/2012 21:30

DS had this with both top teeth. One fell out naturally, after about 7 weeks. We opted to have the second one taken out by the dentist- a bit sore for a few hours, but a lot less problematic that the first one was.

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