Baby / Adult teeth

MaudL

Hi,

My son is 7 1/2 years old and finally got his first wobbly tooth. However, I noticed the other day that there are a good 2-3mm worth of the adult tooth already out, behind the still-there-and-wobbling baby tooth. It's growing at a bit of an angle and seems to be coming out slightly at the back of the gum rather than the top.

Is that something I should take him to the dentist for? Or will it rectify overtime once the baby tooth is gone?

Thanks in advance

osarusan

MaudL wrote: »

Is that something I should take him to the dentist for? Or will it rectify overtime once the baby tooth is gone?

Sounds very similar to my own son, whose first adult tooth was deeper and crooked in the gum.

I raised this with a dentist, and they said that it's not unusual at all for adult teeth to start off like that, but they wouldn't worry about it as the teeth tend to straighten over time. They told me to observe it for a few months and see if it straightens. Not to ignore it, but not to worry yet either.

In my son's case, the tooth has already straightened considerably.

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It happens that way. Ask your child growns (the tooth is adult size, but the childs skull is child sized) the tooth usually comes into place. If not, at the appropriate time a trip to a orthodontist might be in order. Nothing to do at this time usually.

MaudL

Thank you all for putting my mind at ease!