teachermom2834 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 My nearly 13 yo ds still has 11 baby teeth with none even loose. The dentist says the x-rays look really good with healthy and straight adult teeth there but still not ready to come in. He says that while it may become a problem at some point it is not now. He also is pretty sure he will avoid braces because his mouth has had so much time to grow. I'm not concerned but I do think it is very unusual. Does anyone else have a teen with so many baby teeth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Mine probably had that many at that age. He lost three or four baby teeth at age 14. (One of those had to be pulled by the dentist.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 My DS is 12 and has about that many left to lose. I think it is fine.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 My dd12 has that many left to loose. Her orthodontist is NOT concerned and thinks the teeth will come in fine just slowly. Dd12's braces are for bite issues not teeth ones. The dentist was all uptight about the baby teeth but the orthodontist told him to calm down and he has. I love second opinions when they make sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'm eager to find out... My 8 1/2 yr old has only lost 2 teeth naturally. She had 4 pulled by the dentist when the adult teeth showed up behind them. Each time a tooth was pulled, you could see the giant root that it had... I'm pretty sure she'll be 13 with a good number of baby teeth left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 My sister still had 6 or so baby teeth at 14 and has never needed braces, though my teeth were horribly crooked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Uh, no. At 12, my dd had all her adult teeth, which seemed tooo early to me. Good luck! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 If your dentist says it's fine, it probably is ;). I have noticed a wide variety in physical maturity/growth among kids that age. I also believe kids tend to lose their teeth at a rate similar to when their baby teeth came in. My ds will be 14 in a few weeks. He has all his adult teeth, and his wisdom teeth are starting to come in :001_huh:. His baby teeth came in from 4 months and in rapid succession. I would say if this follows his general pattern of growth and tooth eruption, it's likely normal and fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angjune Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wow, i thought my daughter (13 1/2) was late losing her baby teeth - she now has one left that she refuses to let go. All of her friends have lost all of their baby teeth and it seemed like she was the last one that still had some remaining. However, like everyone else said, everyone is different and it sounds like it might be better for your child in the long run losing them at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My 16yos just lost his last baby tooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsmama Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My son at 13 had 7 to go. Our dentist says that for boys especially this is not a bad thing as they don't seem to brush as well as girls:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My brother kept most of his baby teeth in, but they were pulled by the dentist as the adult teeth were coming in too and the baby teeth would NOT come out--they had crazy roots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) My dd turned 15 in Sept. A few weeks ago we had 3 of her baby teeth pulled. Permanent teeth were under two but not pushing them out and one permanent tooth had already come in behind a baby tooth (a canine tooth) that didn't get pushed out. She has 2 appointments set up to have 9 more baby teeth pulled out. The baby teeth do not have roots.You can see on the x-rays that the roots to the baby teeth are gone. There is a membrane between the baby teeth and the permanent teeth that the baby teeth are attached to. The permanent teeth can be seen under the baby teeth on X-rays. The roots of some of the permanent teeth are beginning to go off to the side due to the overcrowding caused by the baby teeth still being in the way, which could become a problem if that continues. The problem with letting this go on for too long is that it could cause the permanent teeth to come in incorrectly. It may not cause a problem if it were just left a lone and you let the baby teeth come out on their own,but it can cause a problem. A dentist needs to take a look at x-rays to see how the permanent teeth are being affected. My husband knows the dentist and was talking about this to him before the dentist saw our daughter. The dentist said that it may not be a problem and we may be able to just let them come out on their own. However, when I took her in and he did the x-rays it does look like it is beginning to be a problem and the baby teeth do need to be taken out because of how the roots on the permanent teeth are shifting due to overcrowding. But my daughter is 15. The dentist did not determine this until he saw the x-rays. Edited November 11, 2010 by Miss Sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My nearly 13 yo ds still has 11 baby teeth with none even loose. The dentist says the x-rays look really good with healthy and straight adult teeth there but still not ready to come in. He says that while it may become a problem at some point it is not now. He also is pretty sure he will avoid braces because his mouth has had so much time to grow. I'm not concerned but I do think it is very unusual. Does anyone else have a teen with so many baby teeth? Luke is 12 1/2 and still has 12 baby teeth to lose. The pediatric dentist is not concerned at all, and neither am I! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Some kids just hold on to their teeth a few extra years. If the dentist isn't worried I wouldn't be. A friend's dd had one left at 17. But what does the Tooth Fairy bring a teen-ager? I-Tunes cards? :smilielol5: :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 My dd turned 15 in Sept. A few weeks ago we had 3 of her baby teeth pulled. Permanent teeth were under two but not pushing them out and one permanent tooth had already come in behind a baby tooth (a canine tooth) that didn't get pushed out. She has 2 appointments set up to have 9 more baby teeth pulled out. The baby teeth do not have roots.You can see on the x-rays that the roots to the baby teeth are gone. There is a membrane between the baby teeth and the permanent teeth that the baby teeth are attached to. The permanent teeth can be seen under the baby teeth on X-rays. The roots of some of the permanent teeth are beginning to go off to the side due to the overcrowding caused by the baby teeth still being in the way, which could become a problem if that continues. The problem with letting this go on for too long is that it could cause the permanent teeth to come in incorrectly. It may not cause a problem if it were just left a lone and you let the baby teeth come out on their own,but it can cause a problem. A dentist needs to take a look at x-rays to see how the permanent teeth are being affected. Wow! How awful to have to have all those teeth pulled. Our dentist is monitoring the x-rays so I think it will be okay. I sure would like him to lose them on his own, though. It's not that I'm really worried. I just find the whole thing curious because we don't know any kids with this issue. My second ds looks like he is going to be the same way. He lost the first 6 or so and at nearly 11 he hasn't lost anymore. His adult teeth are much higher up on the x-ray than the 13 yo so I guess they are both just slow. I hope your daughter makes it through all those dental visits okay and has no further problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 My 15 yo daughter still has 3 baby teeth, and my newly turned 12 year old son has a whole bunch of baby teeth...but, neither of them started losing teeth until they were 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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