9 Month olds jaw offcentre

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My DD is 9 months and has her bottom two front teeth. When her face is resting her teeth are in the centre but when she smiles or chats she slides her jaw to one side and teeth are then very off centre. She is my first born so no experience of this. Is this normal?

No idea, but it sounds like it might be worth asking at your next doctor check up for her

This might just be because she only has two teeth and she’s experimenting - no other teeth to get in the way if she moves her jaw!I think all should be normal...

I would always go and check with a doctor with things like this - there could be lots of reasons and it’s probabky nothing to worry about but worth checking. Could just be a sensory thing, she’s figured out she can move her jaw around and she likes it, it could be a muscle issue I suppose, I’m just guessing!

My boys both did lots of strange and unusual things but I didn’t know any better. Most of them were nothing to worry about but some things were signs of medical issues that were only diagnosed later. IME doctors don’t mind seeing little ones if you’re worried!

Have you taken her to see the dentist yet? It's a good idea as soon as the first teeth appear, so ask their opinion.

Thanks shes registered with a dentist but not due to be seen until August.

Has anyone else experienced this with their DC?

My DS was a little like this, it sorted itself out once he had back teeth. Dentist explained that the back teeth stabilise the jaw a lot when they come in because then there's a natural resting point in the mouth.

If you're worried see your dentist but it sounds normal to me.