Several theories regarding the aetiology of hypodontia have been proposed in existing literature. Dentist said she had never seen that before: a child not having a baby tooth come in but yet having the adult tooth grow in later. 2 – Second Premolars – The teeth right in front of your molars. My concern with prosthesis is that they are not as strong as natural teeth. I have 2 boys age nearly 9 and 11 in october, who are showing signs of the same problem although my eldest luckily has all 8 incisors! My eldest has just had all baby teeth removed and implants put in. Could this be related? Whatever the reason for congenitally missing teeth, the good news is that there are effective ways to treat it. I’m 35 female. I will be getting the tooth removed next week. One dentist suggested I try to build up the lateral incisors, but someone else said that might destabilize the tooth. He has had braces, retainers, ect. I was wondering if this could be fixed with a crown lengthening procedure and dental caps, versus getting the two teeth replaced? Congenitally Missing Teeth is the incomplete development of the full complement of permanent teeth. I grew up always thinking that my parents let me pull out my adult teeth in that spot thinking that they were lose. Hello! Any help is appreciated!!! And finally, he is missing his left upper lateral incisor. Also 2 at the bottom either side at the back. Causes of hypodontia. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. We have been desperately trying to get insurance coverage for all of his dental work but to this date we have had no luck and it has hit our family very hard finacially. I hope your little princesses will realize they are beautiful still and this can be fixed with time. Ok here we go. Some other environmental factors may include –, Some of the typical effects of congenitally missing teeth include –, One of the typical effects of congenitally missing teeth in the developing jaw is microdontia. It may very well be that she will lose the tooth at some point (my daughter is 9 and is missing 4 teeth; she still has all of these baby teeth) but don’t make the decision yet. Thanks, My dentist says that we have to wait until all her baby teeth have come out before any options can be discussed, but she still has at least another 6 baby teeth to come out. PLUS, what the heck was that dentist doing x-raying a 1year old baby??? Hi I was wondering are there any programs that help people without dental insurance or any type of credit? Any suggestions, etc. reading this article its pretty common but a couple dentists i been to look at me like im a monster n call other dentists in asking me why i still have baby teeth with no adult teeth in my xrays..because of this reason i hate going to the dentist. My youngest son had an extra fang like tooth blocking a permanent front tooth that caused other teeth to grow into the wrong places leaving no room for the blocked tooth. The temporary tooth on a rooftop piece was a good temporary tooth and that is what I would recommend until an implant would be possible. Her dentist disagrees. Obviously, they don’t know what it’s like to be a teenager without teeth while all of your peers have beautiful smiles because all they needed were braces. 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