[JenniferWinfrey]

My 2 year old recently went to the dentist and they noticed he had 2 cavities in his two middle upper teeth. I believe its from drinking his bottle (that he no longer drinks from anymore thank goodness.. but now I'm working on breaking him from the passafire... fun fun!) :D So anyway they filed the teeth down some so they weren't sharp and then told me to bring him back in a year so they can clean them and see if they need to pull them or just wait till they fall out.

My cousin had the same issue with his teeth when he was younger but they pulled his out. My aunt says they pulled them because it would mess with his permanent teeth.

I can't remember the exact age my oldest sons teeth started to come out. I can't decide if I should have them pull them or just wait till they fall out. If they are causing him pain then I don't really have a concern but if they are then id like them to be taken out. Has anyone else had dental problems in their children like this and if so what was your solution?

[tickle]

I think the dentist wants to leave them in, on a wait and see basis, because that is the best approach to his permanent teeth coming in. As long as they don't cause problems for his gums around these teeth, but if he has regular check ups at the dentist, then he should not have a problem.

[JenniferWinfrey]

Yea, him and his brother both go to the dentist my daughter is only 9 months so I haven't taken her yet but she will be going soon as well. I believe their teeth start falling out 4 or 5 years right? Sometimes later.

[tickle]

This may help a bit, it is from a website in Britain c alled FamilyDoctor.com:

Baby and second teeth
Usually when a child is born, he or she has no visible teeth, although the primary (baby or milk) and some of the permanent (second) teeth have already started to form in the bones of the jaws. Babies get their first teeth at around six to eight months of age, usually starting with the lower two front teeth, although sometimes they can erupt much later than this. The baby teeth come in at regular intervals (see box), and usually all 20 teeth have erupted by around the age of two and a half.

Parents of babies and toddlers often associate teething with problems such as drooling or a raised temperature and think that their children are more inclined to be fractious during this phase.

Like adult teeth, primary teeth are important for both eating and appearance, but they also act as a stimulus for the jaws and face to grow and maintain spaces for the second teeth to erupt from underneath. Early loss of baby teeth as a result of accidents or tooth decay often, therefore, leads to crowding of the permanent teeth. Any child who has lots of decay in their baby teeth is likely to have the same problem with their permanent teeth unless something – particularly their diet – changes drastically in the meantime.

The permanent teeth start to erupt around the age of six to eight and, again, the front teeth (incisors) on the lower jaw are usually the first to appear, along with the first permanent molars which appear behind all the baby teeth. The front teeth are followed by the premolars (aged around 9.5 to 12) and again the canines (9 to 12) before the second molars appear (11 to 13). The wisdom teeth (the third molars) do not appear usually until 17 to 21 years of age and can occasionally be impacted (see page 15). To allow these permanent teeth to erupt, the roots of the baby teeth are dissolved by the eruption of the permanent teeth so that the baby teeth then become loose and fall out.