Comments on Pediatric Dentistry: Mesiodens, or Extra Tooth

As a Pediatric Dentist I have done several of thes...

2008-05-18T06:18:00.000-07:00

As a Pediatric Dentist I have done several of these, but if they look complicated or the situation obviously warrants being all the way asleep, then I will refer to an oral surgeon. I did one just the other week, but mostly I refer those out.

MY SON IS 6 1/2 AND HAS AN AN EXTRA TOOTH AND I HA...

2008-05-17T05:47:00.000-07:00

MY SON IS 6 1/2 AND HAS AN AN EXTRA TOOTH AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT SHOULD BE REMOVED BUT I WAS WONDERING IF MY DENTIST SHOULD DO IT OR AN ORAL SURGON WHICH WOULD YOU RECOMEND?

I don't know, but teeth come in at various times i...

2008-04-28T19:14:00.000-07:00

I don't know, but teeth come in at various times in little ones., sometimes out of order.

remember baby's first visit by one year of age, but sooner is ok too if you have a concern.

My 4 month old has his upper left cuspid poking th...

2008-04-28T18:58:00.000-07:00

My 4 month old has his upper left cuspid poking threw, and no other teeth yet. Should I be worried?

A visit to the pediatric dentist would reassure yo...

2008-04-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

A visit to the pediatric dentist would reassure you I think, that there is not much to worry about with rotated baby teeth.

My 10 month old daughter got her two upper and two...

2008-04-10T17:42:00.000-07:00

My 10 month old daughter got her two upper and two lower teeth perfectly but the next set of teeth on the bottom(one on each side) have both come in and are completely sideways is this something that I should worry about and immediately take her to the pediatric dentist for or is it something normal? For your info she does not take a pacifier nor does she suck her thumb

If it was black I doubt it was a tooth. I have no...

2008-04-07T20:34:00.000-07:00

If it was black I doubt it was a tooth. I have no idea, but could have been a piece of food or debris. Physicians sometimes are not the best at looking at dental/mouth stuff. Good to have a Pediatric Dentist do a dental exam at one year of age.

My 1 year old just had a black object immediately ...

2008-04-07T20:04:00.000-07:00

My 1 year old just had a black object immediately behind her top middle tooth. At first I thought that something had gotten lodged between her tooth and her gum but after they looked at her in the ER they said it didn't look like a foreign body but something else. I was going to take her to the surgeon tommorow to have him sedate her to get a closer look at it but after supper tonight I looked and it was gone. I am wondering if it could have been an extra tooth that her body simply expelled. When it was gone there was no hole, no blood, no swelling. Not a thing!

My 8 year old boy has an extra tooth that is upsid...

2008-04-05T19:48:00.000-07:00

My 8 year old boy has an extra tooth that is upside down and is behind his two front teeth. His two front perminent teeth came out fine and are in right position. Nothing bothers him. I am worrying if it is necessary to get the extra tooth removed. I do not want him to go through the procedure if it is not necessary.

how do you know if the tooth has erupted?and when ...

2008-04-05T13:02:00.000-07:00

how do you know if the tooth has erupted?
and when you get an mesiodens out does the surgery hurt, how long will it take?

Sometimes it is fine to wait at that age. See wha...

2008-03-31T16:01:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it is fine to wait at that age. See what they say, but I've had many cases where you can leave an erupted supernumary for a while.

My 4 year old has a mesioden and it came in betwee...

2008-03-31T07:36:00.000-07:00

My 4 year old has a mesioden and it came in between the two front teeth, as there was room for it. We are being referred to an orthodontist, but would it seem normal that we would leave this teeth until the front teeth are ready to come out on their own.

I am not a general dentist and haven't done an adu...

2008-03-27T18:15:00.000-07:00

I am not a general dentist and haven't done an adult partial or denture in 20 years. I would think they might remove it prior to any partial or denture. A tooth that has been there that long would not likely move on it's own. Still, ask your dentist what his plans are.

I am 50 yrs old and recently had 6 teeth rmoved fr...

2008-03-27T14:18:00.000-07:00

I am 50 yrs old and recently had 6 teeth rmoved from the front, during the xray two more teeth were found that never came down, one is laying sideways and the other is starting to show thru the gums,which means I can't wear a partial yet, but my question is should I have it taken out or wait to see how far ir comes down?

If he advises getting it out, I think you should c...

2008-03-16T16:55:00.000-07:00

If he advises getting it out, I think you should consider his advice carefully. Extra teeth seldom cause pain, but tend to disrupt or effect other teeth.

Hi,I have an extra tooth growing; my dentist disco...

2008-03-12T03:12:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I have an extra tooth growing; my dentist discovered it in an x-ray about a year-and-half-ago. For the the past couple of years, the tooth caused a bump in my upper gums (left side), and a protrusion on the palate behind my incisors. It's never given me pain, but I have noticed in the past couple of weeks the bump on my gums has gotten bigger. I am very worried about the pain (most important) and cost of oral surgery. Do you know what the worst case scenerio would if I did not get surgery?

-In Dire Need Of Help,
Dominique Minor

Unless something out of the ordinary is going on, ...

2008-03-02T12:36:00.000-08:00

Unless something out of the ordinary is going on, a supernumary extra tooth is more likely to crowd thing up than push things out. Have a dentist get an x-ray and examination--may not be as bad as you think.

I am 19 years old, And i noticed that i have an ex...

2008-03-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

I am 19 years old,
And i noticed that i have an extra tooth starting to come through, right behind my front two teeth it is very close about 2-4mm.I am worried that it is going to push my front two teeth out!
can you help please?

Yes, an extra permanent tooth is harder to deal wi...

2008-02-24T10:42:00.000-08:00

Yes, an extra permanent tooth is harder to deal with than an extra baby tooth.

My 6yo boy, and my 4yo girl BOTH have an extra too...

2008-02-24T09:09:00.000-08:00

My 6yo boy, and my 4yo girl BOTH have an extra tooth like this! My son has just lost his as his first tooth. I must get them to the dentist as they haven't been much (hard to get one in the UK!), as I would presume it is the occurence of them as adult teeth that may be more problematic?

When my daughter (now 2 years old) first started g...

2008-02-21T04:37:00.000-08:00

When my daughter (now 2 years old) first started growing her top front teeth, I noticed that her #2 tooth grew in pointed and slightly twisted. After that she continued to grow a normal #2 tooth next to it. At first I though it was strange but it didn't seem to be causing any trouble. Now all of a sudden it seems that it is pushing her 2 front middle teeth outward & twisting to where they are starting to cross each other. This all happened rather quickly. Should I be concerned?

Re 6 1/2 yr old,A mesiodens can impede or interfer...

2008-02-17T19:46:00.000-08:00

Re 6 1/2 yr old,

A mesiodens can impede or interfere with the normal eruption of a permanent tooth. I don't know but it s usually possible to allign teeth that have been diverted from their normal position.

I can't really say. Could be an Epstien's Pearl w...

2008-02-16T12:53:00.000-08:00

I can't really say. Could be an Epstien's Pearl which would go away after a while. See your dentist to be sure.

Please help me! I was looking in my 15 month olds ...

2008-02-15T19:36:00.000-08:00

Please help me! I was looking in my 15 month olds mouth and I saw something soft and white in the roof of his mouth right behind his two front teeth. It was hanging and I thought it was food at first so I got some of it out, but then I noticed it was stuck in his mouth and it was all the way in his gums and it looks like it may be connected to a root or something under there. I have no idea what it could be and I am scared. He eats and drinks, but I am waiting for my vehicle to get shipped back from overseas and I don't have a way to get hime to a dentist. Please help me so I can feel a little bit at ease until I can get him to the dentist. Thanks!

Just today, my 6 1/2 y.o. boy had xrays which show...

2008-02-13T20:19:00.000-08:00

Just today, my 6 1/2 y.o. boy had xrays which showed that he has a "mesiodent" (that's how the pediatric dentist spelled it). It is right in-between his 2 front baby teeth. There is a tiny little tip of it that has erupted behind his Right front baby tooth. I had just assumed that it was part of the permanent tooth coming through. I did notice it about a month ago, but it has not come through any more during that month than just the tiny tip. They showed me the xray & said that it HAS to come out pretty much ASAP because it was preventing the permanent teeth from erupting. They showed me how his right permanent front tooth is totally sideways & said that if nothing is done, there is roughly a 90% chance that he will LOSE this permanent tooth. They told me to find an orthodontic surgeon to have it removed. They also said that he would PROBABLY have to have braces due to the tooth being sideways; but that there was a CHANCE of the orthodontist being able to somehow move it? Does this sound reasonable to you? Also, I was in such a state of shock that I didn't think to ask what the reason is that he could lose that sideways tooth? I am only guessing, but could it have to do with the root twisting & "killing" the tooth? I'll also mention that they extracted his 2 front bottom baby teeth today because the permanent ones were about halfway in already right behind the baby ones & they told me that they had to extract the baby ones because they were preventing the permanent ones from coming in all the way. Geez, when I was a kid, we just let them come in & I have never even had to have braces! I know things change in medicine over time. This was our first visit to this pediatric dentist & I just want to make sure they are doing the right thing by my children. I am shocked, confused & scared right now. Please advise & thank you!