I think my son pulled loose a permanent tooth!?

He was in bed and felt what he thought was a loose tooth and tried to pull it, then heard a crack! I think it may have been a permanent molar. He is 11...could it be a permanent tooth? It's the second to last tooth on the bottom (never lost it) doesn't that molar grow in without replacing a lost tooth? I'm panicked! Will call the dentist in the morning but was hoping to get some answers on here so I can sleep without worrying!

I think my son pulled loose a permanent tooth!?
The place that you described the tooth coming from makes me think that it was a permanent tooth. It sounds like a 6 year molar. If the tooth is much smaller than the back tooth, however, it may be a premolar and therefor it would have been a baby tooth. He wouldn't have lost a tooth where his 6 year molar came in. It's not one that you have as a baby tooth. Call first thing in the morning and you'll know for sure. Don't stress too much, and don't bother w/ the ER, he'll be fine.


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Reply:If he never lost it yet its a milk tooth. They ALL get replaced with adult teeth
Reply:I think if it "JUST" happened, I would call an ER. If you wait until morning, I'm not sure that a dentist can do anything after that long of the tooth being out. At least if you call an ER, you can get a good answer from a nurse there.
Reply:If he's only 11, I wouldn't worry about it. My bottom molars didn't grow in until I was 15... maybe I'm just wierd, but I'm pretty sure you don't have anything to worry about.
Reply:no, i lost all of my teeth... you lose your molars too. here this website says so too. its okay. :)
Reply:If you're looking at it from the top of the tooth, and it's longer than the one in front of it, then it's a baby tooth. That's typically the last baby tooth to go.





It may also be a slightly different color than the teeth on either side...
Reply:Highly unlikey that it is a permanent tooth. Boys develop slower than little girls, so his 12 year molar (1st permanent molar) probably wouldn't be showing up on the lower until he is about 13. Look at the tooth - is the biting surface really well defined with lots of ridges and grooves? It would be very obvious if it were his 12 year molar. The edges will be very pronounced and sharp. A decidous (baby) tooth will be more round with not many grooves on the biting surface. Try to calm down, call the dentist in the morning and all will be fine. Really.
Reply:It sounds like it was most likely a baby tooth. If he is 11 years old, his 12 year molars are not in yet. That means the last tooth is a 6 year molar (permanent tooth which does NOT replace a baby tooth) and the next-to-last tooth is the second baby molar (which gets replaced by the second premolar or bicuspid). If it was loose, this adds to my confidence that it was a baby tooth. There is a very specific and RARE condition known as localized juvenile periodontitis that is caused by a specific organism that your son most likely does NOT have. However, if I were playing the odds, and if everything that you typed is accurate, I would say it's most likely a baby tooth. The "crack" that he heard was most likely the sound of the baby tooth against the adult tooth underneath the gums. Take him to see the dentist to be sure, but go and get some sleep. It sounds like a baby tooth to me.
Reply:JUDE,





DON'T WORRY, WHEN I WAS ABOUT YOUR SON'S AGE I OFTEN PULLED OUT MY BABY TEETH WHEN THEY WERE LOOSE. BELIEVE ME IF THIS WERE TO BE A PERMANENT MOLAR THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR YOUR SON TO PULL IT W/O EXCRUCIATING PAIN AND THE HELP OF A FRIEND WITH SOME DENTAL FORCEPTS.


FEAR NOT!!!


IF YOU KNOW ABOUT 12 YEAR MOLARS, THAT'S TRUE, GIVE OR TAKE 6 MONTHS EITHER WAY. IT'S A BABY TOOTH.
Reply:It is the 2nd baby molar, just in front of the 1st adult molar.


there is no need for concern.
Reply:don't worry God will help the poor kid %26amp; everything will be all right



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