Is there any link between early adult teeth and early puberty?

[cornsilkscatholichamster]

Or not?

Bloody hell, I hope not. Both my DDs got both sets of teeth super-early. Will watch this thread wth interest and fear.

Don;t think so. ( I'm too bad a parent to remember when my dd got any of her teeth)

How do, corny?

howdy cyb!
I'm sure ds2 is getting near puberty but he's only 8, although very nearly 9. He's getting blackheads despite me eve lomming him all the time and every now and again I get a B.O whiff.
Poor lad.

My DS1 and DS2 both got their teeth much later than their peers and DS2 was much later in reaching puberty than DS1. Not heard of that link before.

haw, EVE lomming him! Poor kid

Saying that I plucked a rogue hair from ds (8)'s eye brow last week

This is anecdotal ie not scientifically based but I am a dentist and I tend to find that children whose second teeth are later tend to have a later puberty, so it is possible that at the other end of the scale, earlier teeth = earlier puberty. But as I say, anecdotal evidence only!!

ACTUALLY now you come to mention it, my sil's kids all grew teeth ridiculously early and her eldest, aged 11 now (just started periods) has had BO since she was 8 and spots.

God I hope not!! Both my older dd's got their adult teeth early ...

eek coleslaw! I wondered if there was a link. He got his first adult teeth very young - I think he was in reception. Maybe it's nothing to do with puberty and I just don't wash him enough

really cybil? You're not winding me up are you?

he's also gone a bit chubby lately and he's not eating any more - is that anything to do with puberty?

No absolutely true. They are a very 'overdeveloped' family. Doesn;t mean it will happen to yours though, does it

I thik alot of kids that age go through a roly poly phase, i can see it in pics of dd, now offically the gangliest teen in Surrey

lol at roly poly phase! I've just done some googling and it seems that 9 isn't too unusual for boys and he's nearly 9. I went through a roly poly phase as well. He said that a mean boy at school has been calling him fat names.

Poor kid, 8/9 does seem very early. it might just be the early stages that can be offset by studious Eve Lomming and a spritz of Lynx

Oh God no - not Lynx!

My son is 12, and still has tons of "baby teeth" and can go for a week without a bath and doesn't smell bad in the slightest.
He is also very immature emotionally,though quite academically bright.
In other words he is still very much a little boy, no signs of puberty whatsoever imo.
What interests me more about this discussion/thread though is whether there are any benefits/disadvantages long term with either a late or early onset of puberty?
Is there any research, anecdotal or otherwise that anyone knows about?

I got adult teeth really early and was nearly 14 when started periods. Don't think it's got anything to do with it.

No link here . DS1 had early puberty. Fully developed at 11. His brother is now 11 and no signs yet. Both got their adult teeth at the same, normal age.

The early signs for boys are - rapid growth of feet and hands and a tendancy to smell whiffy despite washing. DS1 went from a shoe size 5 to a size 10 in Year Six. Actually if you go into a Y6 classroom you will know what I mean amout the smell .

have been googling and it seems there is a link with rapid growth as a baby.