{"id":328,"date":"2016-03-15T19:48:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T01:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/?p=328"},"modified":"2016-03-15T19:48:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T01:48:08","slug":"child-extra-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/15\/child-extra-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does my child have extra teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I noticed today that my son has two extra teeth coming in behind his baby teeth. Do you know why? Is this normal? We haven&#8217;t found a pediatric dentist yet, because he hasn&#8217;t had any problems until now.<\/p>\n<p>Janie S. &#8211; Colorado<\/p>\n<p>Janie,<\/p>\n<p>You didn&#8217;t mention how old your son was, but I suspect his adult teeth are erupting and not waiting on his baby teeth to evacuate the premises. If his baby teeth are loose, then I wouldn&#8217;t worry too much.<\/p>\n<p>If the teeth aren&#8217;t loose you&#8217;ll want to take steps. My suggestion would be to have the teeth extracted. You don&#8217;t want them in the wrong position any longer than necessary. That will just cost you more money later with their orthodontic work.<\/p>\n<p>I know you don&#8217;t say you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/childrens-dentistry.html\">pediatric dentist<\/a> yet, but I&#8217;d suggest you see one now, just to have a peek. If you have trouble getting in, you can also see a general dentist who enjoys treating children. They&#8217;re qualified.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I&#8217;d like to address is a common error that parents make, and that is waiting until there is an issue to take a child to the dentist. First, you don&#8217;t want their first experience to be a painful one. That will forever negatively impact the way they view the dentist. Secondly, getting them in before there&#8217;s an issue can prevent problems before they start.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\">Dr. Don Swearingen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I noticed today that my son has two extra teeth coming in behind his baby teeth. Do you know why? Is this normal? We haven&#8217;t found a pediatric dentist yet, because he hasn&#8217;t had any problems until now. 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