You’re sitting with your family at the dinner table enjoying
homemade burgers. Everyone is talking, laughing, and enjoying dinner when
suddenly, your little one’s eyes widen and he stops chewing. He drops his
burger, brings his hands to his mouth, and starts touching a tooth – just one
tooth. Congrats, mom and dad! It’s loose!
If this is your child’s first loose tooth, it might cause a
little bit of confusion and worry for him or her. Make sure to encourage your
child not to try pulling the tooth out prematurely. It will hurt and exposing a
root before it’s ready can lead to infection. Instead, teach them to gently
wiggle loose teeth to help them along the process a little bit more quickly.
Don’t worry if your kiddo complains about pain. This is most
likely caused by back molars starting to come in and is completely natural.
However, if teeth start falling out before 4 years old, you should probably pay
a visit to your dentist as it may be due to something else, like tooth decay.
At first, your little one is going to look pretty silly with
missing teeth – be warned, they may look even sillier when adult teeth actually
come in since they will look slightly out of proportion with the rest of their
teeth and the size of their face. Don’t worry – he or she will grow into them!
While we don’t like that Santa encourages cookie eating, one
legendary figure we can stand behind is the tooth fairy. Losing baby teeth
means becoming one step closer to a beautiful, adult smile and the tooth fairy
knows the importance of healthy teeth! If you think your kiddos need orthodontic
treatment, you don’t have to wait until all of their baby teeth fall out. In
fact, sometimes preventative measures can be taken before to make treatment
less extreme in the future.
Take lots of photos during this stage of your child’s life.
Toothless photos make for great albums!
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