When you hve your baby (milk) teeth, are there more than one adult tooth lined u!
Question:
When you hve your baby (milk) teeth, are there more than one adult tooth lined up behind it?
I am 33 but I have 2 baby teeth still in my mouth. One of them has recently become wobbly. The adult teeth that were meant to come through when I was a child actually csme through the roof of my mouth and were removed. I am wondering if there is another adult tooth breaking through causing my tooth to wobble. The other baby tooth I have is fixed firm with no sign of a wobble. My husband said he read somewhere that you have more than one adult tooth lined up behind baby teeth, I have never heard this before. Any dentists out there??
Answers:
Because the roots on your baby (primary) teeth are short, they can become loose when your are an adult. Sometimes a primary tooth will stay placed well into your 40's, but it is unlikely that a primary tooth will stay in place for life.
If you had the permanent tooth removed when you were a child, then there will not be another tooth there to take the place of the primary tooth. However, to be sure, you should have an x-ray taken at your dentist's office. They will be able to determine your individual situation.
I'm not sure what your husband read, but you have 20 primary teeth and 32 permanent so it is correct to say that you have more than one adult tooth lined up behind the baby teeth. Here is some more information on that: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/a...
Hope this helps!