Do I need to take DD back to the dentist?

[pukkapine]

DD is 9.5. Only saw the dentist one month ago. At that stage there was no sign of adult teeth erupting. Milk teeth hugely worn down and she has significant hypermineralisation on the back molars (she was very prem). But my concern now is do I need to take her back to the dentist to get these baby teeth pulled out because of what's now happening with the adult teeth? They are so crooked! And the baby ones aren't wobbly. I think surely they need pulling (eek!!) but DH says we should just leave it to sort itself out. Not sure what to do! Anyone seen similar before? Or got advice? Hope the pic has uploaded.

Yes I would see the dentist and see what they say. May need an orthodontist referral too

Although 'shark teeth' can be normal too and as the adult teeth come in they push out the baby teeth (but not always)

No idea OP but thank you for posting that photo as now I know what my DS has- hypomineralisation! It didn't make sense that he had such bad decay under normal circumstances as he has reasonable teeth hygiene and doesn't eat that much sugar.
When I last took him to the dentist she said 'I don't think it's decay, let's keep an eye on it' but didn't say much more than that.
So whilst I can't answer your question thank you so much!

Thanks @dementedpixie. I think there’s no harm in an extra trip to the dentist. Will make an appt on Monday.

@plentyofboys - DD is a twin. They were prem and basically one long lasting effect is that their teeth didn’t form properly. But dentist says we clean them really well but he says they are probably facing significant dental work in future because of it :( but to be honest if that’s the worse that’s come out of a pregnancy where I nearly lost them then it’s really not such a big deal! Was your DS prem?

@pukkapine not prem but I've heard that mother's temp fluctuations during pregnancy , specifically around the 6 month mark, can affect the enamel of the milk teeth in the developing baby whilst in utero.
I haven't had as formal diagnosis, but picking up info here and there is send like a reasonable conclusion to me .

*it seems not is send

I would, yes.

I had an adult canine start coming in and the baby canine wasn’t shifting. My mum was assured it would fall out but it was stuck fast. Ended up having it pulled out but the damage was already done - the canine had been pushed right up and the incisor next to it was very crooked too. Took years of orthodontics to fix!

Some enamel problems can also be a sign of coeliac disease, even without typical gastric symptoms. My DD is now 17 and had all her back molars removed due to enamel hypoplasia and her wisdom teeth are growing the same way. Just been confirmed as coeliac.