wobbly tooth in a 4.5 year old - is this normal?

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DS1 (four and half) has been complaining of a sore tooth - and when he finally let me near it, it's wobbly.

It's not one of the ones I would have expected, but one of his second incisors.

I asked him if he'd tripped or banged his mouth and he has no memory of doing this, and I couldn't see any marks on his mouth.

This just seems really early to me and I'm surprised - do I need to do anything?

I don't think it's unusually early. DD teeth were wobbly for ages before they came out, just before she was 5. Her first teeth to go were her bottom middle, but I don't know if there is a pattern to it, or each child loses theirs in a different order.

I know a good whack can loosen a tooth, though. If the pain continues could you go and see a dentist?

Thanks for the reply - reassuring to know that it's not unusually early.

The position does seem odd to me - I know I lost mine symmetrically from the middle so it's the tooth next door to the one I would have expected - but both he and his brother got their baby teeth in quite a funny order so maybe that's related.

I don't think he could have banged it - I'm pretty certain he would have remembered. He loosened a tooth before with a fall (which went wobbly but it re-rooted) but it was a different tooth.

I could go and see a dentist but I wanted to find out if it was normal first - rather than be chalked up as a pfb mother

Hi there,
My daughter started losing her teeth just after she turned 4, she hass now just turned 6 and has lost 8 teeth, and grown her back adult molars. Dentist says she is 2 years in advance of where she sbhould be. Makes me proud !
In order, you should lose teeth in the same order you get them, bottom front two, top front two, and then working out until you get to your canines which you lose after your first double teeth (does that make sense?!) BUT as with all things to do with children there are variances to the norm.
Long post - don't worry! Perfectly normal.

Thank you - really helpful. I think I'll wait and see for a day or two longer but I'm starting to think that it probably is just his adult teeth starting early.

Not sure what the dentist could do, even if he has whacked it!