TEETH - Lack of enamel on 8 year old DD teeth

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I took my DD to the dentist yesterday for her check-up. The dentist told me that she should have more teeth at the back by now and the ones that are there are all lumpy with ridges and have very little enamel or none at all!!!!
I am really concerned. I asked the dentist for more info and she just said that it's something that happens to some people and that she will have to take extra care of her teeth.
I haven't heard of this before. DD is a healthy happy 8year old and eats a balanced diet, she drank milk till it came out of her ears when she was smaller and still drinks at least one glass a day now. Have I done something wrong. Is she lacking in certain vitamins or minerals? I'm just wondering what has caused this (that is if something has caused it) Is there a MNetter out there who can give me any advice?

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my teeth were like this when i was a child - my front baby teeth had no enamel and just rotted as they grew. Not good! And of course my mum was paranoid, i brushed religiosly and didn't have access to much in the way of sweets.

My second teeth were OK. I'll never be in a toothbrush ad and I have more than my fair share of fillings but some of us are just unlucky like that.

You need to make sure she is getting vitamin d as well as dairy products so she is getting the maximum benefit from all that milk. Otherwise make sure she knows she is different and vulnerable in a matter of fact way - she is unlucky that she has to take more care of her teeth than her friends do, but hey she has other advantages (whatever they are - great hair, fab at maths, can sing) and we are all born with our plusses and minuses

no advice but i can sympathize. DS's from teeth have come in like that. the dentist says when he is 3 we can start giving him Flouride drops and that might help with his second set.

dental hypoplasia.
all 3 dcs have it to some extent, in our case as they were dragged up (i mean nurtured carefully) in two seperate areas with no fluoride in the water supply, and no-one told me i needed to use diff toothpaste etc.
i'm gutted.
so far none of them have had to have fillings or anything - we've always been careful about brushing etc, but i do wish someone had said something earlier... later on they can cap and stuff for cosmetic reasons if the front teeth are affected. only dd1 has her grown up teeth so far, (and she smashed the front two going over the handlebars of her bike lol) so i'm waiting with baited breath to see what the other two are going to come up with for adult teeth. (mine are 8,6,4)
sending 'no guilt' vibes - one of those things.
i think early (and strong) antibiotics when tots can do it too - and a few other things...

Thanks.
I was quite shocked and felt quite helpless because these are her second teeth so they are here to stay!!!!
Mind you she does have fab hair and beautiful big blue eyes. x

It's wierd because it is all of her back teeth that are affected not her front teeth.

it's the same wih my dcs - back ones are worse. (well, with the ones they've got at the mo anyway!) i did feel really bad, and do have pangs of guilt occasionally, but i did have to laugh when dd1 smashed her brand new front teeth (obv not at the time - it was fairly traumatic!), which were fine before that. i guess some things you just have to roll with...
dd1 had to have a general anaesthetic to remove an unerupted baby tooth too - so the poor child has had a fair amount of dental anguish, despite brushing them beautifully!
(mine are all gorgeous too, obv!)

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DD1 has several back milk teeth like this. It was picked up by the dentist when she was 2/3yrs. She now has two fillings and a cap of which she is very proud! We were referred to a dental hospital for this and she is now on 3 monthly check ups. Her second teeth look OK so far but she only has the front six.

I was told it was probably down to a virus I had when pregnant. DD2 and DS1 are unaffected.