my three yr old has an extra upside down tooth seen in her xrays between her her two top permanent teeth. they referred me to a pediatric dental specialist but i am wondering since it is in the roof of her mouth and it has not ruptured should she be seen by a pediatric oral surgeon instead?
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I would wait until she's older to have the tooth removed, most likely around 8 to 10, unless the pediatric orthodontist says it will affect her bite and jaw growth.
I'd get 2 or 3 opinions as well. See what they say. Do NOT tell them what the other doctor has said. Tell them you are concerned from her dental exam and want to know what they suggest.
I think you need to wait and see what the pediatric dental specialist has to say. Maybe she needs surgery to have it removed. Maybe not. But that specialist is the right person to consult. It's hard to wait and see, but that's what you have to do.
After having or dentist and our pediatric dentist (who our son with Autism sees) each say several times, "We're going to wait and keep an eye on it," I've learned that many things in dentistry can wait. I was surprised. My youngest (with Autism) had a funky thing going on with one of his teeth that they thought they might need to pull, but they wanted to wait. I kept thinking, well, if you need to pull it, just pull it. They did eventually need to pull it, but by waiting they actually made it less traumatic for my son.
It's good that your dentist spotted this. Now you need to see what the specialist has to say. You never know what will happen until until you speak to the specialist.
why not go the professional that 'they' have recommended and see what they say?
why would you trust us over a pediatric dental specialist?
khairete
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Most dentists recommend having extra teeth removed because they usually cause problems sooner or later.
I think you need to see the pediatric dentist and see what they recommend.
They will refer you to a surgeon if removal is needed.
Well, what does the pediatric orthodontist say? Follow whatever he/she says. After all, they are the ones who have training in this medical field, not me, you, or any of the other moms responding.
No, a pediatric dentist does this sort of thing all the time. An oral surgeon is where they go in and do deep surgery on their facial area, including the jaw.
I think you only see the surgeons when they have deemed that it's absolutely necessary to have surgery, and around the time you need it. That's how it has gone here (for us) anyhow. So I'm guessing you would see the surgeon around the time the permanent teeth will come down.
We were facing a similar issue (not quite same, we were missing a tooth), and we were told to wait and see also. I think that's fairly standard. If it were me, I'd go see the specialist at this time and just get their perspective. They will know what to do.
My son has two adult teeth in the roof of his mouth. Our dentist referred us to an orthodontist. He decided what needed to be removed and sent us to the oral surgeon. I would ask the ped dentist before setting up the appt if they will just be sending you for an ortho consult so you can skip a step.
the pediatric oral specialist will know if she needs to be seen by the surgeon. my child has many missing adult teeth and an upsidown tooth, he is 7. both his dentist and the ortho he was referred to are taking a wait and see approach. no one is talking removal, no one is panicking about it, we are making appts and following the advice of the professionals.
My grandson, who is 10 also has one. I did get a referral to an oral surgeon who said that the dentist should just pull it - no need to expose them to anesthesia when it's not really necessary. So, I would start with the denist. BTW, your 3 year old has permanent teeth?
This is not an emergency, thank goodness, so you should take the time to get more than one opinion and then evaluate the situation. The pediatric dentist will give you a recommendation - that's where your child should have been seen to begin with, in my opinion. I realize that it may be an extra step and that may seem like a waste of time and money, but I doubt that anyone has told you that this is extremely urgent - so you have time to weigh the opinions and take your time to decide on whether you need to see someone else or not. I would make sure that you take the x-rays rather than have to pay for an extra set - usually they email them rather than give you the actual films, but either way, you've paid for them so don't pay a second time unless they need a different view to make a recommendation.
