Possible impacted canines in ds 11

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Half term visit to the dentist- ds 11-dentist could not feel his canines in his gums.
She is arranging an appointment at the orthodontist for x-rays.
Has anyone had this experience? He has been late with losing teeth generally.

Sounds like my DS. All four canines 'went the wrong way'. He ended up having gold chains fitted and a brace, and then the teeth were gradually pulled into the correct position. It was done at local teaching hospital by specialists.

DS was nearly 1 yearold when his first tooth appeared and late with second teeth too.

Bloody hell that sounds grim.

The DS involved is mid 20's now......maybe things have changed!

I'm sure he had the first op at 15 and he was 18 by the time they had finished. It was complicated and involved overnight stay after general anasthetic.

If your son faces similar make sure docs explain things fully to him. I'm not certain but I think in some cases they leave milk teeth in place and don't do anything.

You will know better after Xray. Hope your DS's isn't too complicated. Looking back we were not fully aware of what was involved.

Thanks for the replies.
I will await the call for x-rays.......

my canines did exactly what nagynolonger's ds's did :)

I was given 3 options

1. Have them removed and leave milk teeth in place, understanding they may well rot away/fall out by my early 20's

2. have a traintrack fited, my milk teeth removed and chains attached to the mislaid teeth to drag them into the correct position.

3. have the milk teeth removed, a traintrack fitted and chains to pull the teeth down to wherever they had relocated to - they could then be filed down to appropriate length, this is a quicker process than 2) as the teeth won't need to move as much.

I chose 1) because I was 14 and didn't want a traintrack

I am now 32 and both milk teeth still going strong