whats the average age for kids to start losing their baby teeth?(lighthearted)

[babyjane67]

Just that really!
my dd has just lost her first tooth yesterday at5yrs4months!

My 3 all lost their first tooth aged between 6 and 7.

Why does this need to be (lighthearted)?

It can be anything from shortly after birth (if born with teeth, they can sometimes wobble out early on or at any stage thereafter, though adult teeth wouldn't appear until typical time).

I think mine were 7ish.

But I think anything is normal up to a couple of years later than that, and it's unrelated to any other aspect of development (I think - perhaps if a dentist sees this, they post if there are any known correlations).

I am not looking forward to it, put it that way. Last year in Reception hardly any children had wobbly teeth; now in Y1 it's all I hear about.

But I have a real about teeth and might have to move out for a year or so until DC1's mouth is stable again. And then another year for each of DC2 and DC3 in due course.

I am uncowed by blood, urine, vomit, diarrhoea, pox, snot, etc. But teeth... ::shudder::

Its lighthearted as not posted fora serious discussion on it just wondering as we including my dm whos had4of us think its quite early!
So was just wondering what others think

I don't think anything once Reception class age is "early" (this will happen to several in every class) and certainly not 5+.

You DD is both normal and typical.

Both my DC lost their first tooth shortly before they turned 6 (in year 1) but they certainly weren't the first or last among their friends. I think anything from Reception age is considered normal.

After the bottom front 2 had fallen out though, it was a whole year before the top front two teeth came out. With DD this signalled the beginning of a whole load of teeth dropping in quick succession, which from memory is what happened when they first came through- bottom 2 only for ages then all the others appearing at once almost overnight.

DS has only just lost his top 2 so we will see if he follows the same pattern. In DD's Yr3 (7-8yo) class I'd say most now have all their front adult teeth.

Mine lost her first just before Christmas, she was 5 and 3 months.

A few days before her 5th birthday!

A tenner a tooth??christ the parents must be loaded!lol
Dd got2quid for hers!lol
I preferred a pound but was too knackerd to argue with dp about it last night!lol
Thanks for all yr input
I also have2adult dds&i cant for the life of me remembet how old they were when first tooth was lost!lol

I had to have my last baby tooth removed when I was 18 as it would not come out by itself. I was gutted to miss out on my 50p!

Lol justalurker!
I can remember my oldest dds getting50p for the little teeth&a poubd for the molars!lol

Think ds1 was nearly 8! He was last in his class to lose a tooth and was getting desperate

Ds2 was just 7.
Ds3 has his first wobbly one now at 6 1/2.

See above threads zestypears

5yrs9months.

DD1 was 4.11. She's now 6.8 and has lost 8 teeth.

She got her bottom molars early at 5. The dentist said that they should only come through at 6.

Wow robin so did she have to have any special treatment or did they just leave it?

DD - 4 yrs 8m
DS - not yet at 6y 8m!!

No special treatment. The dentist just said that we will need to take care that they're brushed properly as they've erupted earlier than usual. I might ask if the dentist if she can seal them next time we go so that she has extra protection.

The dentist said that DH and I have really strong teeth and hopefully DD will have inherited the same.

Ds1 is 6 and list two top front teeth in an accident at school last summer, no signs of adult teeth coming through. His bottom 2 front teeth are quite wobbly but have been since Christmas!! He can't wait for them to fall out, today he has asked me to wiggle them twice! His best friend has lost 4 front teeth is very quick succession. All children are different I guess.
Horatia, I am the same about teeth but funnily enough have been ok with ds wobbly teeth so far

Thats good robin
I need to take dd to dentist as hvent intriduced her yet lok

my dd lost hers just after her 5th birthday. A 2nd one followed in a matter of weeks. seemed early. My friend's son is 7 and a half and hasn't lost any yet. They are all different

I was told girls often loose them before boys (and in my vast experience of one of each - thats about right)

DD lost her first tooth approx age 8 and has just lost her last baby tooth age 14.5