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Hello doctor, my daughter is 8 years old, not a single tooth has fallen, I went to the dentist, he checked and said two teeth has started to grow behind her two teeth in lower front part , he said we need to remove the old front tooths to let the new two tooths to grow in correct order with the other remaining teeth..is it ok to remove the front two teeth of hers or we shouldn't, pls suggest, thanks for the help will be grateful
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Some children might not show normal shedding of milk teeth and might require the dentist to remove them to help the permanent teeth to take the same position.
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Visit the dentist for removal of the milk teeth
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If you delay, the permanent teeth will erupt or start growing behind the milk tooth resulting in crowding and irregular positioning of the permanent teeth. To correct this you would then need to go in for orthodontic treatment or braces.
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Hello …
It is perfectly fine to remove the deciduous teeth for the permanent ones to come when they are not falling out at there own at right time…
You can get them extracted without worry and let the permanent one come to its place within no time.
Take care. :)
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Hello,
I am a Pediatric dentist,if you see new teeth coming and the milk tooth has not fallen,you should get it removed..
You can send me the image so that I can confirm and tell you..
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you can consult me with the image of the tooth so that I can confirm you if it should be removed immediately..
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