Adult teeth removal for child under GA

[JonnyDory]

My daughter is 9 and has hypomineralisation and surgery has been recommended to remove all remaining baby teeth and the 4 first adult molars under general anaesthetic.
Just wondering if anyone has been through the removal of adult teeth (for children) and how the recovery was. I can't seem to find anyone's experience on it.
Thanks!

Hi - believe it or not we've just been through exactly this scenario with our 9 year old and for the same reason.

I was very very shocked at how well she did! There was no real recovery to speak of other than her having ice cream for a day or so and some Calpol now and again.

My daughter had this at 6 for 4 baby teeth under a GA. She was fine. And she will now have the molars removed for the same reason you described but is aged 12.

Thanks very much for your replies that is very reassuring!

I promise it will be worse than you than for her.

I'm actually a little bit relieved to read of others with children with this dental issue (not that I'd wish it on them of course)!

My DD had this done aged 10 - all four '1st adult molars' plus the three remaining baby teeth. It was fine, and she recovered well.

Mouths heal up really quickly. The GA was fine, although she was briefly a bit distressed as she woke up.

The worst bit was that she insisted on keeping the extracted teeth to show people. Eugghh

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The worst bit was that she insisted on keeping the extracted teeth to show people. Eugghh

That's the best bit. I still have mine from when they took mine out as a kid and I'm in my 40s

DS1 had this done aged 11, he's 16 now. Very quick recovery for him. I think I was more bothered by the experience than he was. There were a few kids in for similar and his took much longer, apparently the roots of the teeth were mighty... For this reason, the child in after him was back on the ward before him which had me panicking a little.

I am surprised you have been offered a ga for this. My son needs 4 adult molars removed and told they won’t do at hospital and must be a local anesthetic at doctor

Thanks for this post! My DD of the same age is booked in for extraction for exactly the same reasons, so this is reassuring!

I live overseas and my daughter has this exact dental issue. We were referred to a private dental hospital and they treated the adult molars rather than removing them. The 4 adult molars that have come through are all breaking and chipping. They have basically used the stuff they’d use for a white filling and filled & coated the teeth. They think this will be enough to save the teeth for around 5 years.

I’m not sure if this is a treatment offered in the UK but I just thought I’d share my experience.

For those of you who’s children have had more adult molars come through, have the subsequent molars been okay or hypomineralised?

Having them out is usually better as the 7s are much less likely to be affected and the 8s can then come through, saving wisdom tooth problems later.

@Dreamqueenie for my child we just decided she wouldn't be able to cope with the constant attention they'd need and it was best just to remove.