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Anyone been told that their child's adult tooth hasn't developed?

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Blossomhill · 08/04/2006 21:02

Dentist has told me that on dd's xray it shows that her 3rd adult tooth on the LH side at front hasn't developed.

Anyone else had this happen?

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ProfYaffle · 08/04/2006 21:03

yes, to me! I had several adult teeth which didn't develop.

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Blossomhill · 08/04/2006 21:04

Oh really! ProfYaffle what did they do?

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Flossam · 08/04/2006 21:05

DP still has a baby tooth! No adult tooth to push it out. Wr were rather hoping DS would get my teeth!

chonky · 08/04/2006 21:07

Me too BH. In my case the adult tooth never came through.

What did they do? Errmmm...I still have my milk tooth there, so I'm having to save up the £ to have the milk tooth removed and a fake one put in. At £3K strangely enough I never get around to doing anything about it! :o

ProfYaffle · 08/04/2006 21:09

Oh loads of stuff but I had several problems. I had a couple of molars at the bottom which didn't develop but they've just been left as you can't see the gaps and it doesn't cause me any problems.

There were also a couple of pre molars at the top which caused me problems. My milk teeth didn't fall out so I had to have an op to remove them, then I had a brace to make space at the top and now I have a couple of falsies in the gap.

I think I had problems because it wasn't spotted until I was about 13 and it sounds as if your daughter doesn't have as many problems as I did.

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Blossomhill · 08/04/2006 21:10

Chonky - I paid 2.5k for a dental implant on my front tooth. Best thing I ever did.

So hopefully she can just keep her milk tooth?

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CHICagoMUM · 08/04/2006 21:13

Have patients that still have babby teeth (and they are in their 40's 50's) however if the tooth has to be lost cosmetic treatments can be pretty good.

CHICagoMUM · 08/04/2006 21:14

Sorry I meant baby teeth , obviously.

chonky · 08/04/2006 21:15

I know BH - trouble is something else always seems to take precedence. However, milk tooth still going strong at 31!

chonky · 08/04/2006 21:16

That's good to hear ChiCagoMum :)

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Blossomhill · 08/04/2006 21:17

Chonky - I only had mine done as front tooth had to come out :( and couldn't bear the awful bridge that I had for a couple of years.
Do feel guilty for spending so much though.

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Frenchgirl · 08/04/2006 21:43

I still have 4 baby teeth as no adult replacement materialised....

keeps me young I guess (am 36)

Hazellnut · 08/04/2006 21:51

I'm another babytooth freak . Have 3 baby molars still and am 30.

Frenchgirl · 08/04/2006 21:56

we're not freaks

we're very interesting and unusual

edam · 08/04/2006 22:11

My sister still has several milk teeth going strong at age 34.

Hazellnut · 08/04/2006 22:13

oh yes, frenchgirl - silly me I forgot

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