A split milk tooth??????

[macb1702]

Has anyone experienced this? My DS is 13mths and one of his bottom teeth,(not the centre ones but next to it) has come through completely split longitudinally. He is not bothered by it but it is quite obvious. I have mentioned it to my HV but she doesn't seem to think it's a problem. I would just like to know if anyone has heard of this before.

macb1702 - dont know if your still around but my ds has the same thing - think it was actually his first tooth as well! have seen dentist since on routine appointmetns and have been told its totally normal and its either one tooth root that has split into two or two that have merged into one - its totally okay though! in fact the dentist has a ds one month older that mine (currently 22 months) and he has the same thing!
HTH

Are the other bottom teeth OK? I would keep an eye on them for any changes in development. DD2 has lost all 4 of her bottom incisors due to grinding her teeth. I didn't ever hear her grinding, she just silently worked her jaw and I didn't notice it at all until it was pointed out to me by the dental surgeon at Addenbrookes hospital. One tooth seemed to get very long, and appeared not to be able to stop growing. It was strange and eventually came out. However, the other three around it seemed fine until about 9 months later when they too followed the same pattern, so I would say don't worry - milk teeth are an awful lot weaker than the second teeth and designed not to last anyway, and the problem is unlikely to carry through. Just keep an eye on the others but if it's not bothering him I shouldn't worry.