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My 4.5 years old son has loose upper front teeth. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,My son hit his mouth on the bathtub while playing when he was nine months old, causing both top front teeth to be pushed up into his gums. They came back down, and the dentist said they were fine. Now he is four and half years old, one of the teeth is ready to fall, and his dentist wants t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the x-rays that you have attached to the complaint (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The permanent front teeth seem ready to erupt. The perfect age for the permanent front teeth to erupt is between five and six years. That is the reason his d... Read Full »
I have to remove an infected tooth. Can it alter my facial features?
Query: Hello doctor,I have an infected root canal. It is a molar and it is next to an implant. I really want to pull it due to money. But I cannot afford an implant and I am concerned about facial features if I pull the tooth and let it go without an implant. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. You can absolutely choose to get the tooth removed in case of financial situations. But what I reckon would be to go for the cheapest replacement options such as a removable partial denture where you still mai... Read Full »
I am a 15-year-old with a few baby teeth. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 15-year-old, and I am very insecure about my teeth. My adult teeth still have not come out yet, and I am stuck with my baby teeth right now. Is there a way to fix this or treat it? I would like to know. Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Considering your age, you should have got all your permanent teeth by now. Usually, all teeth, whether milk or permanent, will develop right from birth and present inside the jaw bones. From six years of age, slowly permanent teeth emerge one b... Read Full »
Why haven't my 16-year-old daughter's baby teeth fallen out?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter is 16 years old, and her baby teeth have still not fallen off. Just in the past two years, it had slowly started to be pushed out and now the permanent teeth are finally erupting. It seems red in the middle, but there is no pain or discomfort. Will the teeth eventually come... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. The problem is over-retained milk teeth. As your daughter is 16 years of age and still the milk teeth have not fallen, then there is a possibility that it will not fall on its own. Rather, it will disturb the alignment of the erupting permanent te... Read Full »
My daughter has hyperemic pulp. Should I be concerned?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter underwent a root canal. She is 4-years-old. The dentist tried to do it with gas and numbing it. She sat well through the drilling, then when he was doing the pulpectomy, she screamed and choked and flailed around. The dentist seemed unable to handle it all and he said she h... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is normal for the pulp to bleed profusely when it is a little enlarged inside, like a polyp. The dentist could have easily managed her, had he given a local anesthesia (just a drop would have numbed it) directly inside the pulp when doing the root canal treatment.... Read Full »
My baby has white spots on her teeth. Is there anything to be done?
Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 11 months old and started having her upper teeth when she was nine months old. And I noticed she has white spots along the gumline and some in the middle. I took a photo and showed it to a dentist here, and she said it's hypocalcified enamel. My question is, is it reversibl... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The spots cannot be reversed. They form during fetal development inside the womb and the first three months after birth. Any dietary deficiency for you or your baby may cause, or sometimes eve... Read Full »
My daughter’s last left back tooth broke and was hollow. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My 10-year-old daughter's back left tooth completely broke off on her gum, and it was hollow. I believe it is an adult tooth. How would a tooth be hollow? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If it is the second last tooth on the last side, it is the last milk tooth that broke, as it falls off between ages 9 and 11 years. If the last tooth of the arch gets broken, it is the permanent molar tooth. It is the only permanent molar in the arch until 12 years of a... Read Full »
Can children lose all their teeth?
Query: Hello doctor, Do children lose all of their teeth? I have a dentist who says there are permanent teeth children do not lose and that this cavity that seems to be forming should be taken care of because that tooth will not fall out. This is the tooth all the way in the back of a six-year-old's mouth ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? Children have 20 milk teeth (10 each in upper and lower jaws) which shed till the age of maximum 10 to 12 years. The permanent teeth erupt in their places and the three permanent molars erupt behind the primary teeth. According to the age, I think yo... Read Full »
Kindly give your suggestion on the delayed tooth eruption of my 15-year-old son.
Query: Hello doctor, My son is 15 years old. His milk teeth are not fallen out yet. Based on the X-ray report, the permanent teeth are below the milk teeth. Hence, we are getting extraction of milk teeth in phases and waiting for permanent teeth to erupt. However, it had been more than a month, and the per... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I saw the X-ray that you have attached (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). Certain people will have delayed eruptions. So do not worry. As the milk teeth are extracted, we can wait for another two weeks for the permanent teeth to erupt. As the ... Read Full »
My child has lost two front teeth at 18 months. Is it normal?
Query: Hello doctor, My seven-year-old daughter lost her two front teeth well over 18 months ago. They have no signs of coming in still. Is there a problem? Should I get a check up done? Please advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Normally it should have started erupting as seven to eight years is the average age and seven to twelve months is the average eruption time after tooth falls. In case your girl is malnourished or low in weight or there is any other systemic condition associated, the sit... Read Full »