I can't believe I'm writing this, I'm 31 years old and I have a loose milk tooth at the front. What can I do to keep hold of it?

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I'm not due to see the dentist for another few weeks, the tooth is still there as there is no space for the adult tooth to move down but I think it's becoming loose. I'll look really silly with a gap in the front of my mouth and it will cost me a fortune to have all the work done to bring the adult one down as I'll need a brace. HELPPPPP!!!!!

i know this is so completely not what you want to hear but i read that and thought "ahh thats so sweet!", i'll bugger off now as actually i dont know what else to say apologies!

How do you still have a milk tooth at 31? Why has your dentist not done anything about it before now?

No bloody tooth fairy money for me

That's evil Kilty. I'll remember you!

I honestly don't know. I did see someone at the hospital when I was 18, he wanted to pull the tooth out and fit a brace. I buggered off to Uni so that went to pot. I've been seeing my current dentist for 10 years, he's never mentioned it. I'm too old to have a gap!

The milk tooth has no roots, it's been x-rayed. I don't know why it's still there, it's just the outside bit and the adult tooth's up in the gum. They assumed there's no space for it to come down so it's still up there.

My Mum had a milk tooth as an adult too. It was left in until it came out of its own accord. At first she had a false tooth on a plate to fill the gap and now she has an implant.

I don't know if she had an adult tooth in the gum to replace it though.

That all sounds expensive Lottie

I think if it's going to come out it will come out tbh. a milk tooth gap in an adult mouth isn't going to look that big ..

I don't know what to suggest.. but you have my thoughts

It's at the front though, it's one of the canines at the top. I can't not have a tooth there

I've got a milk tooth still - although it's slightly to the side rather than right at the front. The matching tooth on the other side came out in an accident when I was a child (but later on than normal tooth-loss age) and the adult tooth took a number of years to fully descend (and even now it is a bit twisted because the gap was a bit too small.
I have always thought that if I lost my milk tooth I would see if I could have some sort of crown put in the gap (and hope that the adult tooth wouldn't descend).

They were both Band 3 in the charges so £198.00 each. Dentist told Mum that implants last about 10 years and always come out just before you're about to be photographed or go on holiday so its best to have a dental plate as a back up.

My dentist isn't NHS.

I have 2 milk teeth at 37. The adult teeth are there in the gum, but lying horizontally across the other teeth iyswim, I don't think they'd ever come down without help. I have very occasionally felt like one of the milk teeth was loose and the gum got a bit irritated, but with some careful flossing and tlc everything went back to normal. Would be very worried if they were very wobbly though - I'm not NHS either.

It's not really wobbly, it's more wobbly then usual though, it normally hardly moves, not it's slightly wobbley. I need a contingency plan for it, just incase it comes out. I'll keep brushing and flossing, I'm really hoping this will help.

I also have a milk tooth, but no adult tooth above it. When it goes, I'm in trouble as apparently an implant will cost around £2500 . It's becoming increasingly problematic - the enamel is very thin, and the dentist has said there's not much point patching it up any more.

Am glad I found this thread - dentist makes me feel like a freak with his "oooh, this is really unusual" comments.

I'm glad I'm not alone with my freaky teeth I know that they can paint something on teeth to strengthen the enamel if this helps snickers. They do it for childrens teeth (at a cost).

Dp lost a his milk tooth a few months back but we cant afford an implant

Mum's didn't come out until she was in her forties so hopefully you've got plenty of time to save up if it does fall out.

Hopefully if you take good care of it, the tooth will stay put for a very long time to come.

Really? He's so busy telling me I'm an evolutionary throwback (or something) I don't think he's engaged his brain to think of any practical solutions.

I really need to find a new dentist.

I get a 20% discount with my dentist so I'll start saving the 2k now soo much money.

Mum's dentist did say that it was hard to get an implant done on the NHS so don't all try and change so you can get it done for £200. Mum got hers because our dentist is a very good dental surgeon and wangled it as good for her students to observe. I feel bad that I bit her as a child now that she went out of her way to help my Mum

Gosh, I have never heard of this. Hope you get it sorted. (are you feeling better now BTW Fluffy?)

(I was someone else but had to name change after accidentally unmasked myself at a party where I was banging on about the merits of Mumsnet!)

I'm feeling so mch better thankyou MrsEricBana. I went to see the neurologist who said I'd be dead if it was MS so it was more likely to be migraines. He wanted me to take epliepsy meds that make you tired! I went to see a chiropractor who picked up a problem with the top of my spine so am waiting for an MRI. He jolted it back in place and I feel better then I have in years. I'm not as tired which is fantastic. I do remember slipping down the stairs about 6 years ago and landing on my neck. This could have done it. I did go to A&E but was not x-rayed. The doctor said I ripped a muscle. Strange hey!

That's fantastic news - really really pleased for you as I know you were fearing the worst.