Extra Tooth

You didn't go to the dentist yet, right? Let the dentist advise you, not what you read online. This may indeed be an extra tooth -- or it may be one of her "regular" baby teeth that is erupting in the wrong position. The dentist may say to let it come in, or to pull it, or if the permanent tooth comes in near there, an orthodontist later might use braces to pull the stray (permanent) tooth into alignment where it belongs. Don't assume it's definitely one thing or another until you see a professional and she gets x-rays. (If she were older I'd say it's possibly the permanent tooth erupting behind the baby tooth -- that does happen and the kids have "shark teeth" where they can have two rows of teeth showing at once!)

See more than one dentist too if you can -- I've had friends get wildly different advice from different dentists on pull versus don't pull....But teeth come in and move around very slowly, so most dentists may say to wait and not be too worked up about it.

My daughter has the opposite problem; she is missing one permanent tooth as we know from her x-rays, but the dentist and orthodontist both agree we'll deal with the gap when she's much older, like later teens, because her head and mouth will still be growing for a very long time yet.

Shari is correct. I have 2 daughters who had/HAVE this sumernumary tooth issue. My 12 year old had hers pulled a year ago. Now my 14 year old has it also. Please here me when I say this - don't leave it in for too long, if the supernumary has already erupted you are lucky. Trust me the removal of the supernumary tooth can be very difficult and tough to see, especially for my girls at their late ages. Unfortunately for us theirs were unerupted so they had the baby tooth then the supernumary tooth and then the permanent tooth way up in the jaw. Even after removal they have upto 2 years of orthodontics treatments to try and pull their permanent teeth down and into place. And of course being teenagers and having a missing front teeth does NOTHING for self-image!
M.

If it starts being painful the get it removed, but otherweise it should fall out like rest when she gets her adult teeth...or is it an actual adult tooth??? then IDK on what I would do because if it's not a "front" tooth you don't want it in the front and maybe she will need braces??? Good Luck :)

My neice had that. She is 5 1/2 and just had it removed. She had fallen as a toddler and they had to do an x-ray on her mouth. Her dentist suggested that they wait. She lost her baby tooth in front of the extra tooth this past Fall, so the dentist pulled the extra tooth. This way her permanent tooth can grow in without interference.
I would check with her dentist. They will be able to tell whether she needs to have it removed now or not.

Its called a "sharks tooth" when your adult teeth come in before your baby teeth fall out. Keep an eye on the calendar. If the baby tooth in front of it doesn't come out within a month take her to dentist to have the baby tooth pulled.
This way the big tooth won't come in crooked.
Our Daughter had 2 of them!! Freaked us out but all went as planned.

I just talked with a colleague about this yesterday! Her son (10 yrs) just had an extra "eye tooth" removed to allow proper spacing. The mom also had this done as a child. I guess at three she probably has a dentist, inquire at the next appointment.

Does she see a dentist? If so, I would get her an appointment and see what her dentist says. If not, find her a pediatric dentist.
My daughter is 4 and she has an extra tooth too. In her case, she has 2 teeth in the space where 1 should be. It's almost like they 2 teeth have fused together. Her dentist said he'll leave it in unless it starts to cause problems with her other teeth or jaw.
I would imagine each case is different though. I would recommend that you don't go to a place like Small Smiles or Cool Smiles. Seek a good pediatric dentist. Your pediatrician should be able to recommend one for you.

I used to work in pediatric dentistry and saw this from time to time. They are called supernumerary teeth, Some babies are born with them alreay in mouth. The dentist I worked for left them in until a later age and got a panaramic x-ray around 6 yrs old to see what teeth were formed underneath to make a decision about what to do. At 3, do nothing.