Garga Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 DS7 had two baby molars pulled on either side of his upper jaw. They were being stubborn and not letting the adult molars come in, which was making a mess under his gum line. They were pulled on Thursday. The orthodontist will see him in early March to see how everything looks. But...his adult teeth won't have time to come down to fill the holes by then, and won't his teeth on either side of the pulled teeth start to lean into the holes? Shouldn't some sort of spacers be put in there right away? I'm going to call the orthodontist tomorrow to ask him, but was hoping you guys would know something about this so I don't sound goofy and uneducated on the phone. (Because that's how I'm feeling about this right now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 My son has been on several meds (like Xopenex) that affect teeth. As a result, he has to have a few teeth pulled. Our dentists (he has had 3 or so dentists) have always put in spacers right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Dd had to have a molar pulled, and the dentist didn't want to wait more than a month to put in the spacer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 One of my molars was pulled in 2005. No one ever said anything to me about a spacer and the next molar back has now completely collapsed into the space. The same thing is happening on the other side where I had a molar pulled in 2009. Don't wait. Get the spacer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrizia Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yep when DS had his tooth pulled he had the spacer put in about 5 days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgo95 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 My dd had a molar (one closest to the front) pulled when she was 8 and the dentist installed a spacer during the same visit because the adult tooth wasn't going to come in for a few years. If your son is 7, does the dentist anticipate the adult molars coming in at his age? That does not compute for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTaelon Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 dd 6 has had a couple molars pulled and spacers where put in that day while she was still under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 My son always had spacers put in immediately when he had molars removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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