DDs adult tooth wobbly

[Communionmom]

DD is 9 and has all her adult teeth.

This evening she said a tooth was wobbly and I had a quick feel and it was a little. Not very wobbly but definitely a bit loose. It’s the tooth next to her canine on the bottom. She hasn’t had an injury or complained of pain.

Obviously I’ll be getting her a dentist appointment asap but in the meantime - has anyone else had this happen?? Slightly worried as to what caused this and what can be done.

Children go through a second period of losing teeth when they’re older. My 12 year old still has a couple to go.
I had to Google it as I was worried too.

Thank you! Just googled and it hopefully is that! Will get a dentist appointment to double check - she’s due a check up anyway.

I don't think I lost my last tooth til I was 15. I know that's late but 9 seems very early to have lost all your baby teeth to me?

Are you sure it's an adult tooth? My 11 year old lost one of his baby teeth yesterday, 9 seems very early.

Im second guessing myself now. At her last dental check up I really thought the dentist said she has all her adult teeth and some molars that come up around 12??

I mentioned at that appointment that I was concerned that her mouth seemed crowded and he talked about her jaw growing as she got older - I would have expected him to say something about more teeth to lose at that stage if there were more to go.

She started losing her baby teeth at 4 (she started teething at 9 months).

DD2 is almost 6 and just lost her first tooth.

I'm not a dentist, and obviously 15 is very late, but I thought most children were still losing teeth til 12/13 - what I just don't have the knowledge to know is if 9 is early and unusual but plausible or totally implausible.

I guess if you have teeth to lose (but which will be replaced by teeth underneath) it wouldn't make any difference to how crowded her jaw was?

I mean hopefully it would be in the her dental records so the receptionist might be able to find out for you if you have to wait for an appointment?

Could you post a photo?

Of the wobbly tooth?

My son said one of his teeth felt wobbly/loose. When I mentioned it to the dentist he said the adult teeth don't really 'cement' into place until about 18 and try not to wobble it as you could end up losing the tooth

I am a dentist. She absolutely does not have all her adult teeth. That wont happen for 2-4 years yet.

I once got called in on a Sunday morning for a 9yo who had been assaulted... he just had a loose baby molar. His dad wouldn't believe me.

Ok dentist here.
This is the normal sequence
5/6 to 8 the very back molars erupt ( permanent) and they lose the front 4 teeth top and bottom so 8 in total
So your dentist was probably referring to her having the 12 permanent teeth we would expect at 8/9
From 9 they lose bottom canines then top diet baby molar then bottom 1st baby molar then top 2nd baby mole then bottom 2nd baby molar and finally top canines.
It doesn’t sl at happen in this order and they can go through this before 11 but just as normal to lose the last baby canines at 14/15.

From your description it sounds like the wobbly tooth is a Lowe 1st primary/baby molar so perfectly normal.
Also remember that newly erupted permanent teeth have very underdeveloped roots so can feel a bit loose until the root fully develops.
Of course there are lots of other reasons why teeth become mobile but get her checked out by her dentist. We are more than happy to reassure parents about loose teeth.

Ok I’m very relieved! Will still get a check up booked for her.

she’s in bed right now so no photos, I was going through my photos of her and I can’t see her bottom teeth in any of them.

So had another look this morning and it’s actually her canine tooth. That’s not good is it? I’m pretty sure that is an adult tooth.

@Communionmom the dentist above you just wrote catchiness can come out from age 9 so I’m sure that’s fine.

Catchiness? Wtf. I wrote canines, honestly! Bloody autocorrect.

Adult canines are massive compared to baby canines. Look at your canine compared to her wobbly one and I’d bet it is a baby canine that is wobbly. My dd is 14 and her canines have only come down in the last 6 months.

Thank you! I had lots of tooth issues as a child (due to never having to brush my teeth) so I panic a bit! DD doesn’t know anything about my issues just to be clear.

Look, just post a photo and one of the dentists on here (myself included) will tell you if it's deciduous or permanent.

@Underscore21 I just came back to the thread today and saw your offer. I apologise for not replying at the time.

You were all right- it wasn’t an adult tooth! She has 12 baby teeth still to go. At least I won’t panic next time!

2 of my 3 children had 3rd teeth….they actually had to have some of the 2nd teeth removed ….2 of my DDs 2nd teeth loosened and fell out like baby teeth….which was fine as she had had X-rays by then and we knew all about the 3rd teeth

Hi just wondering if any dentists could give me some advice. Will be trying to get an appointment first thing but as it’s Sunday evening nothing is open at the moment. So my little boy (5) had a bang to the mouth in rugby this morning. Mentioned it hurting but has been fine all day. When I was getting him changed earlier he mentioned they were hurting and wobbly, I assumed he was talking about baby teeth that were already wobbly. When I looked in his mouth his two new middle adult teeth seem to be slightly wobbly/loose. Not massively so but can move them slightly. They don’t seem to have changed position. I’m reading conflicting info online. Some saying that new adult teeth will move slightly, others saying no they shouldn’t move at all. There’s no swelling or bruising in his mouth. Panicking is an understatement. Anyone have experience of this? Thanks in advance.