My 4 year old son's tooth is loose.?

How long does it take for the big teeth to come in after he loses the tooth? Also isn't this kinda early, he did get his 1st tooth at 3 months though. Also after the 1st tooth falls out when do the others start getting loose and falling out?


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My 4 year old son's tooth is loose.?
Yes, it's pretty young, but it isn't bad. Most kids are around six, but if he got his teeth early it only make sense that he could lose them early too. Normally teeth start to grow back but take a while. It will just be a little white bump pushing through his gums. Other teeth may or may not follow this early one, they are all different. Did he ever hit it??? Anyway, it's not a big deal because he'll get a permanent one.
Reply:my six year old lost her first tooth in December, her adult tooth was poking thru already,so thats coming in..and the tooth next to that is wiggly, and the top two teeth are getting there also


has he seen a dentist?
Reply:It can start early, like in your son, and last until 12-13ish. Every child, and tooth even, take a different amount of time to come in after the baby tooth falls out. Sometimes you can see the tooth, pushing the baby out, sometimes not. Just chill, this is going to take some time to rid him of baby teeth.
Reply:It's definately normal as in 'not abnormal'. I've seen 4 year olds with several teeth missing and 6 year olds with a mouth full of their baby teeth. We're all different! My son lost his first tooth 3 months ago. His new tooth has already grown in yet he hasn't lost another one. That's my experience so far!
Reply:Isn't this your first child?If so, congratulation! Make sure to keep the 1st tooth and store in a mini plastic bag and keep with your baby memory book. I did with all of my children. It is fun to look back and read them and see how much your children has grown.





It is not too early. You will see a new tooth coming out within 4 weeks. My children had their 1st tooth coming out age between 3-6yrs old. Every child is different. My oldest lost all baby teeth by age 11 but my 2nd had all by age 9 so there is no alarm.





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Reply:anytime all childern are differnt my brother didnt loose his first tooth till he was 6 i lost my last tooth at 11
Reply:The earlier a child gets his or her baby teeth the earlier the permanant teeth will come in.





I had two foster children and neither one lost their first baby tooth until they were each 8 years old. I asked the dentist about the fact that they hadn't lost any of their baby teeth. He said if the earlier they get their baby teeth the earlier they would loose them.





Also as a side note, they typically loose their teeth in the same order in which the baby teeth came in.





My daughter just had her 5 year old dental visit. They took xrays and we could see her permanant teeth coming in. Our dentist does not start taking xrays until the child is 5 years old. She does not have any loose teeth yet but the dentist said within the next twelve months or so (give or take a few months) she should get her first loose tooth. At eleven months my daughter got her first tooth. Within a month she had two more coming in. She was almost three before she got her two year molars. She will be at least 6 before she looses her first tooth. If you look at the physical development it makes perfect sense that a child who got their first baby tooth at 3 months would also loose them at a younger age.





I wouldn't be to concerned about it. If your son has not seen a dentist (I am assuming he has) definately take him in. If he does see a dentist regularly, you might want to ask the dentist if he could do zrays due to the early loss of his first tooth.



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