Question about teeth

[RachelG]

My 10 month old DS got his 2 front lower teeth a few weeks ago, and now he has a top tooth coming through. However, it's not a front tooth - it's one of the adjacent ones. No sign of the front teeth at all. Has anyone else seen this before? Can teeth come at random times like this, or does it mean he's going to have funny wonky teeth?

Any thoughts?
Thanks
Rachel

Yes,they can be random and it doesn't mean teeth will be wonky.
He'll be fine.

My friends DS has no teeth(18mth)and dentist says not too woryy. Its better as they are not exposed to sugar whilst in the gums. So random I think can be normal!

My sons teeth also came through in this order - bottom two at 7 months then no more until just before 12 months when the top four came through in a couple of weeks, the ones next to the canines first & then the middle ones.

Can't comment on wonky teeth though as mine are & I think his will be too - don't think that's related to what order they come in.

But, can anyone offer advice on this one... DS had brownish patches / lumpy bits that looked plaque on some of his teeth which I was worrying were starting to rot. But the dentist said they were areas where the enamel hadn't formed properly and the brown was where the dentine inside the tooth was showing tooth. He said that this sometimes happens if you are ill while pegnant and the teeth are forming in the womb.

Has anyone else heard of this? And does it mean that they're more likely to decay?

VIVI36 yes this is when the enamel doesn't form properly. You need to be careful as the dentine is much softer than the enamel and decays much more readily, so work hard at the brushing and keep a close eye on diet. Is it all of the teeth or a select few. The reason I ask this is it can occur for various reasons, one being a disruption in development due to mother being ill during pregnancy (this results in damage to only those teeth whose enamel was developing at that time). Another reason for this is genetic disorders which show as effecting all the teeth (both "baby" and "adult").

ComeOVeneer, it's just a few teeth - top canines and a pair of lower molars. It's the same teeth on the L / R side so I guess this is consistent with the pregnancy theory. Does this mean that his adult teeth should be OK?

Don't remember being ill during pregnancy, didn't even get morning sickness, so perhaps just one of those random things....

Yep it def. sounds like just a blip in development at a particular point in time, so his adult ones should be fine as they develop soo much later (mostly once you are born).

My 6 year old dd has always had nice white teeth as most milk teeth are and she brushes everday. However I have noticed in the last week or so that the front upper and lower teeth are distinctly yellow when i pick her up from school or when she gets up in the morning. She had been taking penicillin just before i noticed this so could this be responsible for the sudden change in her teeth?

My 6 year old dd has always had nice white teeth as most milk teeth are and she brushes everday. However I have noticed in the last week or so that the front upper and lower teeth are distinctly yellow when i pick her up from school or when she gets up in the morning. She had been taking penicillin just before i noticed this so could this be responsible for the sudden change in her teeth?