Re: mesiodens, should I wait?

yaobinmail@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
My daughter was found mesiodens when she took a routine dental x-ray .
The dentist told us to see an oral surgeon if the 2 upper front teeth
don't erupt by 7. Now my daughter is 6.5yr. She lost one of her upper
front tooth 2 week sago and the other one is very loose. I haven't see
the sign of new tooth so far. Is there a chance the extra teeth will
erupt (we were told one tooth is horizontal on x-ray)? Should we wait
or have the extra teeth extracted soon?
Thanks

Ben


To a certain extent that depends on the position of the mesiodens. Generally there is nothing to be gained by waiting in these cases, esp. if the mesiodens is not right near the developing roots of the central incisors.
I would have an oral surgeon look at her and make the decision. It is quite possible the mesiodens will never erupt, but it has the potential to cause eruption or orthodontic problems with the adjacent teeth.

Steve

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