It looks like my 5-year-old has a permanent tooth coming in behind his baby teeth. What should be done?

My son has a bottom tooth coming in, and it%26#039;s behind his bottom baby teeth. As far as I can tell none of his baby teeth are loose--of course he refuses to let me take a look. He doesn%26#039;t seem to be uncomfortable.





Should he see a dentist?

It looks like my 5-year-old has a permanent tooth coming in behind his baby teeth. What should be done?
Usually, the permanent tooth comes in UNDERNEATH the baby tooth, dissolving the roots as it comes in. That%26#039;s how the baby tooth becomes loose enough to fall out. If the baby tooth is loose, encourage him to wiggle it a bit each day to coax it to fall out. If it isn%26#039;t and the permanent tooth continues to grow in behind the tooth, it is best to have a dentist remove the baby tooth as soon as possible so that the permanent one has room to grow in. If you wait too long, the tooth may find its new position farther back and your son may need braces to correct it.
Reply:Yes. Bring him to the dentist.
Reply:this happened to me when i was a kid... he needs to go to a dentist or orthadontist. If he doesnt get it removed and let it grow in straight it can cost you a bundle in braces...
Reply:thats how they grow the new tooth will push is baby tooth out eventually
Reply:I would also suggest taking him to the dentist. My nephew had a similar situation, and there was a small cyst that had to be removed so the baby tooth could come out and the adult tooth could come in...it was not a big deal, but it would have caused more problems if nothing had been done.





Good luck!
Reply:The perm. tooth will push the baby tooth out of the way. I wouldn%26#039;t do anything.
Reply:You do nothing. That%26#039;s a natural thing called a 6 year molar. Some people call it the first molar. We have 4 of these, two upper and two lower and they errupt just behind the last baby tooth in the back. This %26quot;6 year%26quot; molar can errupt anywhere from age 5 to 7. There is nothing wrong and no, he does not need to see a dentist unless he%26#039;s having some problem. I hope this helps. :)
Reply:What lots of the other people are saying too because this happened to my sister and we just waited and the perm tooth pushed her baby tooth out so i would just leave it bu if he gets uncomfortable with it then you should take him to see the dentist.
Reply:If the tooth is in the BACK then sure, it%26#039;s probably just th enormal eruption of the six year molar. If it%26#039;s coming in in the FRONT behind the baby lower incisors, then that could be a concern... If he%26#039;s scheduled to see the dentist within the next 2-3 months anywya, you%26#039;re pobably ok waiting %26#039;til then. If not, you probably want to have it looked at...I can%26#039;t really answer for you w/o looking in your son%26#039;s mouth and/or looking at xrays.





Now, if your son is five years old and doesn%26#039;t see a dentist regularly, you need to get on the horse and get him in ANYway...I think kids shoudl be seen starting at 2 or 3...the American Academy of Pediatric Dentists and the ADA actually says one year old! which is not unreasonable, either.





As for the dentist%26#039;s wife above who said %26quot;don%26#039;t worry%26quot;... I%26#039;m kind of surprised, if only because you%26#039;d think she%26#039;d be more cognizant of where her bread is buttered! Lol... seriously tho%26#039;, I%26#039;m not always saying to run to the dentist for everything, even in cases where I coudl make a buck on it...





good luck!
Reply:My daughter%26#039;s did that. I guess the permanent would eventually push the baby teeth out. I didn%26#039;t think of that and took her to a dentist and had them pulled. It was very simple, almost like just lifting them out.
Reply:sometimes the tooth doesnt push the new tooth out... this happened with my sister and her teeth ended up growing behind her other ones when she was young and now her teeth are not too hot looking. My teeth didnt push other teeth out when I was 5-to 15 so I had to pull them out myself, my dad pulled some out and a dentist also pulled 2 out. If you arent sure go to a dentist but they should push them out!
Reply:This is not uncommon at all. This happens to a lot of kids. I would just let the adult tooth push the baby tooth out. If you want you can have him see a dentist but I am sure all they will do is have you pay tons of money to numb it up and pull the tooth out. I do not think it is worth it but its your choice.



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