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Post by Cassandra Crosier on Sept 8, 2004 18:55:06 GMT -4
My 2-yr old son went to the dentist today and was told that he needed to have his 4 top front teeth extracted and his 2 eye teeth filled. I was told that the decay was too bad to save the teeth and he didn't want to crown them. I am nervous because he will be without those teeth for about 5 yrs, how will he talk? or eat? and will his permanent teeth have room to come in? Please advise.
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Post by Daniel Ravel DDS on Sept 8, 2004 19:15:22 GMT -4
Dear Cassandra,
Children who have their upper front baby teeth extracted DO have difficulty eating and speaking.
The adult replacement teeth begin to erupt into the mouth around the age of 7 years.
One option for dealing with these problem is to have a "kiddie partial" fitted around the age of 4. Parents like them, but children don't (because they are uncomfortable).
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Post by Daniel Ravel DDS on Sept 8, 2004 19:15:59 GMT -4
Dear Cassandra,
Children who have their upper front baby teeth extracted DO have difficulty eating and speaking.
The adult replacement teeth begin to erupt into the mouth around the age of 7 years.
One option for dealing with these problem is to have a "kiddie partial" fitted around the age of 4. Parents like them, but children don't (because they are uncomfortable).
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Post by Daniel Ravel DDS on Sept 8, 2004 19:16:50 GMT -4
Dear Cassandra,
Children who have their upper front baby teeth extracted DO have difficulty eating and speaking.
The adult replacement teeth begin to erupt into the mouth around the age of 7 years.
One option for dealing with these problem is to have a "kiddie partial" fitted around the age of 4. Parents like them, but children don't (because they are uncomfortable).
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Post by Kelvin Hu on Sept 26, 2004 1:58:41 GMT -4
I am in exactly the same situation. I do not like the idea of having four of my 2 year old daughter's front teeth extracted, but the dentist said the foundation may not be good for crowning. As a child struggling to be bilingual, she will find it even more difficult without the four front teeth. Would it be possible that those four teeth be cleaned and filled instead of being extracted?
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Post by P Martin on Oct 3, 2004 22:40:30 GMT -4
I am a pediatric dentist and I have extracted the maxillary incisors on many patients with baby bottle caries. These children all learn to speak fine. They also do not have any difficulty eating. I routinely place kiddie partials and the patients do not find them uncomfotable. In fact, they are very well tolerated if made correctly. Good Luck
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