Son Has Extra Tooth - Should I Have It Removed?

I am a mother and a dentist. I believe what was seen on the x ray is called a mesiodens. These are evaluated on a case by case basis. I would recommend that if it is not harming the development of the 2 permanent front teeth (usually they are not), I would watch and wait.

I think the conservative answer is the best... wait and see. If the "extra" tooth isn't bothersome to him, and it isn't causing damage, then waiting is a good way to be absolutely sure about the decision to pull it.

A friend of mine has two upper extra canine teeth. Her baby teeth for those never fell out and the adult ones just grew in behind them. It's only ever bothered her emotionally as she is very self concise about them. She is how ever getting the baby teeth pulled and getting braces to correct it and she's 22ys old.

S.

My 7 year old son had almost the same thing a year ago! I brought him to dentist and his extra tooth was already out behind his baby tooth! So the dentist went ahead and pulled it, well when he pulled out the extra the baby tooth came with it, so here he is a year later with no tooth in that spot! I was told if you abrupt the process it can take even longer for the real permanent tooth to come in, so chances are he is gonna be toothless in that area for another good year or so! If it was me in that situation I would leave it cause oral surgery is alot more to take on for a child that young than just waiting for it to come out and having it pulled! I would let it show its face and then have it pulled!

My son has his teeth growing behind his baby teeth. He will be seven. I am planning to take him to the dentist again because, now his permanent teeth are wiggling. I don't know if the process that destroys the root of the baby teeth is attacking the permanent teeth. Anyway, my plan is to have the baby teeth removed if that is the case. I do not want him to lose his permanents.

I have a 11 year old son that had a supernumerary tooth that blocked his front tooth from coming down... Dentist's told me to wait and see what happens that was the biggest mistake I made. When he was 9 they finally took it serious and recommended surgery i took him and they removed that extra tooth but it was too late the anatomy of his teeth was all wrong and now he has braces and i finally see his tooth coming down!.. My advice to you is take out that too asap DO NOT WAIT

I would wait a few years until after a decision about braces has been made.

I did not get braces until I was in my thirties (my husband's wedding gift in lieu of a more expensive wedding ring I did not care for). At that time, x rays showed an extra tooth that never came in, just behind the front teeth. It was pulled in with a chain during my orthodontics, to replace the baby tooth that was removed by an oral surgeon at that time. Now, 5 years or more later, everything is OK, but the oral surgery was very painful with the braces and a recovery of several days. I think it would have been much easier if I had been younger, like in my teens, but my father did not want to spend the money on me back then to straighten my teeth or do any extensive dental work.

My son has something similar. He has to small bumps behind his top front teeth. They thought that it may be a extra set of teeth, and said they would need to be removed. My sons is actually just some type of small bone mass, but they still recommend removing it. Both Dentist that I talked to say they can disrupt the other teeth, and cause them be pushed outward. My son was three at the time...so I decided to wait till he was older to put him under. I will probably do it sometime this yr. Good Luck, Jenn

My son had an extra tooth that appeared right between his two front teeth. It was deformed and very fang-like. It caused him no pain, but was definitely moving his other teeth around and making him look funny. He became sensitive about it when people started teasing him about the gap in his teeth or the fang hanging in the gap. We took him to a pediatric dentist who said the tooth should come out. The pediatric oral surgeon did the entire procedure in about 20 minutes. My son was fine, and the results have been worth it. :)

Yes, I had one when I was a child and had it removed. Seeing what happens?? There will be an extra tooth and crowded teeth creates more cleaning issues , less room for remaining teeth to grow and of course have it removed asap because the bigger it gets the more complicated the surgery. Its little now and will be a quick surgery. If the roots grow into bones and nerves then your looking at damage to those structures. Just do it!

I use to joke and say my daughter had 2 rows of teeth. 2 adult teeth were growing in while she had her baby teeth (7 yrs or so). Anyway, although her muth seemed crowded for a bit, it was not diforming her face or impacting her teeth so I just waited until the adult teeth loosened the baby teeth.

She ultimately had to get braces at 13, but I knew that braces was likely in our plan since almost everybody in my family had to wear braces... good luck.

I had oral surgery when I was about 13 to remove an permanent tooth that never developed... I remember it only taking about 2 or 3 days to recover.... The only thing I would be concerned over is if the tooth will be pushing his other teeth forward. Emotionally this will be very difficult on him. (Just remember how mean kids can be) Find yourself a great pediatric oral surgery dentist and get them removed. I found this for you:

Complications of supernumerary teeth can include delayed and/or lack of eruption of the permanent tooth, crowding, resorption of adjacent teeth, dentigerous cyst formation, pericoronal space ossification, and crown resorption. Early diagnosis and appropriately timed treatment are important in the prevention and avoidance of these complications.

Good Luck, but do it sooner than later!
B. : )

I have two extra bicuspards, I didn't find out until I was in my 20s (I'm 36 now). My dentist didn't seem too worried about it and they haven't bothered me yet.

We have a son that had two extra top front teeth. The Dentist pulled one it place and the other extra one came down to fill the space. However he also had one in the roof of his mouth which was removed. Wierd huh. His teeth look fine now. If the one coming in is in place, you may want to let it push the other one out. I wouldn't put him through a surgery if it will work its way out on its own. If it doesn't then, go for surgery. No use spending the money unless it is painful for him.. Hope this helps. Good luck.

I would suggest waiting to see what happens, you don't want to pull teeth out too early. Then, watch his teeth as the new one grows back to see if it bothers him, if not then I would leave it alone. Hope it helps! Good luck!

My son had 2 extra on the top and 2 extra on the bottom. They ended up starting to push and turn the teeth from where they were supposed to be. We had them removed when he was about 9. when he was 14 he had to have braces to fix the rest of the teeth and when he was a senior in highschool he had the wisdom teeth removed.

my sis had this - she also had 8 wisdom teeth instead of 4. Fun fun! She had to have it removed because of the placement in her palette. You might consider setting up a consult with a pediatric periodontist to see what they recommend.