My son's new tooth is growing in behind his loose one...should I pull the baby t!
Question:
My son's new tooth is growing in behind his loose one...should I pull the baby tooth?
My 6 year old son has had a loose tooth (his first) for about a month now. It is quite loose now, but I can see his new tooth growing in behind (not under) the baby tooth. It looks like the new tooth is just trying to come in around the baby tooth. He is willing to pull it out, but I don't want to hurt him or cause damage. Should we pull it, or just wait it out? Will the new tooth eventually straighten out and come forward, or will it always be behind the other teeth?
Answers:
The new tooth could come in crooked if the old tooth is not gone. I would take him to the Dentist and have them pull it out in this case....just so there is not any damage to the gums or new tooth. The old tooth will not necessarily be pushed out by the new one. This happened to my daughter.... the new one just grew behind the other. We ended up having to go to the Dentist to get it pulled.