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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:	CSC32::DUBOIS

Created:	Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1364
Total number of notes:	23848

142.0. "Extra Teeth " by MAJORS::MANDALINCI () Tue Jul 17 1990 10:46

    I didn't see any other notes in either conference about children
    getting extra teeth.
    
    My son has just finished cutting his molars (2nd year) and I think
    another one is coming up in back of one of his bottom ones. He was up
    to his wrist trying to chew on his finger that far back. That bottom
    one isn't completely up so I can't really tell if he just has a huge
    tooth that is coming up VERY tipped or whether it is a second 2yr molar.
    
    Any one know if children can have more then the 20 milk teeth they are
    supposed to have? 
    
    Thanks, 
    Andrea

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
142.1		CSC32::WILCOX	Back in the High Life, Again	`Tue Jul 17 1990 12:21`	4
	Andrea, my oldest nephew had an extra tooth come in between his top two front teeth. Until the dentist realized what was going on he had considered putting him in braces. After they figured it out, he had the extra pulled.
142.2	hereditary?	TADSKI::KULP		`Tue Jul 17 1990 14:19`	13
	My two year old has an extra bottom front tooth over to one side, just like I do! Dentist have always told me that extra and missing teeth (I had no permanent tooth in one spot too, just the baby tooth) tend to be hereditary. Since my daughter hasn't been to the dentist yet, I don't know what they will do. My mother can't remember if I had a baby tooth where my extra one is now. We'll just have to wait and see I guess. It does make all her other teeth crooked. I hope that won't happen with the permanent ones. My neice had weird teeth like this too - missing some I think. Thank goodness, so far my sons teeth are beautiful. Robin
142.3	mine had an extra baby and an extra permanent	AQUA::SAMBERG		`Tue Jul 17 1990 14:24`	12
	My daughter had 21 also, an extra incisor on the bottom. She also had an extra permanent in the same place, which came up sidewise and had to be pulled. The extra baby tooth was no problem, came up in slightly fused to the real one and fell out at the same time. I don't know if molars would be more of a problem. The best bet would be to check with a dentist to see what is going on. Eileen
142.4	ex	RDVAX::COLLIER	Bruce Collier	`Tue Jul 17 1990 15:17`	5
	I would have a quick check by a pediodontist. It will probably just allay parental concern, but it might be a problems that will affect later dental development, and might benefit from early attention. - Bruce