teeth

[Aces]

I just came back from the dentist, they've found out that apparently one of my teeth are still milk (first stage) and that no second stage teeth will ever emerge... This means I will have a hole in my mouth for the rest of my life seeing as a milk tooth's life goal is to commit suicide, and no matter what I do it will slowly vanish.

Has anybody had or heard about this? What is my future? Will I go the rest of my life with a hole in my mouth or something? The dentist said something about a bridge but said we have to deal with this later when I'm 18 or something so my body will be matured.

I'm so depressed right now.

[Kieeran]

its gna be fixed when your 18 i lold at 'what is my future' u dont have cancer m8 its a tooth, at least u didnt have ur adult teeth knocked out like my m8 did when he fell off his bike

[Tintinnabulate]

Get a fake one to cover up the hole.

[Aces]

its gna be fixed when your 18 i lold at 'what is my future' u dont have cancer m8 its a tooth, at least u didnt have ur adult teeth knocked out like my m8 did when he fell off his bike
what do you mean fixed?

[DieselShaq]

First of all, how old are you? If you're still young, then it's normal to have that milk teeth. If not, I suggest you go to another dentist, because this dentist could have made a mistake. Don't believe me? Here's a real story about my dad going to the dentist:

My dad has quite a few dental cavities. Every so often he'd have to go to the dentist to get 'em filled. Since he's a civil servant, he gets to go to the government dentists for free. Last July, he made a trip there and was told that he had a small hole in one of his lower jaw molars that needed to be filled the next time he went, which would be a year later.

In December, however, I went to see an orthodontist (since I was told by the government that I needed surgery to reconstruct my jaws) to get my jaws checked out and ask whether or not I really needed surgery. The orthodontist is a professor and the best in my city. Anyway, back to my dad. He figured that he might as well get the cavity filled and the orthodontist agreed. Upon looking into it, the orthodontist was like "Woah, that hole can't wait until next July! It's massive!" and proceeded to work on it. After getting it done, my dad asked him, "Um, I thought the cavity was on my lower jaw, so how come you were working on my upper jaw?"

So yeah, basically the government dentist missed out this massive hole in the upper jaw which would have only lasted for half a year at max and only paid attention to the smaller hole which could last over a year.

[Aces]

you mean the x-ray can be wrong?

[leah]

get a false tooth

[Jorc]

Haha i start dental assisting school in august. There should be a way to get a fake tooth, they look natural and stuff. My sister has 2 and they look great. So you don't have to be toothless.

[DieselShaq]

you mean the x-ray can be wrong?
No, but the dentist may have made a mistake looking at it.

[Arch]

just a tooth you'll live so just get a fake 1

[Aces]

No, but the dentist may have made a mistake looking at it.
he showed it to me, I saw a great difference between the second and first stage teeth. Can he be wrong that there's no second stage tooth coming out? Anybody who knows this, is a upcoming tooth always visible on a x-ray?

[Dusty-09]

Which tooth is it? I wouldn't worry if its a molar, but if its at the front you could simply get a fake one. I doubt that you don't have an adult tooth and it's rather rare... If you're that worried see another dentist or orthodontist, don't worry it's a tooth ;P

[DieselShaq]

You can easily get it extracted at an older age and buy a fake one. As a matter of fact, chances are that your teeth may be growing too closely together and you'll end up needing to extract two so they can grow with more space and look better.

[Aces]

Which tooth is it? I wouldn't worry if its a molar, but if its at the front you could simply get a fake one. I doubt that you don't have an adult tooth and it's rather rare... If you're that worried see another dentist or orthodontist, don't worry it's a tooth ;P
It's my 2nd premolar (from the front) on the lower jaw

Also, when he first told me I have a missing adult tooth, I happily said that's a good thing right? But when he told me that there is no other tooth coming, I was shocked. I then asked him why this has happened and he simply said "I HAVE NO IDEA" though, it is very common and some people are missing adult teeth from an entire jaw. So you're pretty lucky!

Seeing as I can't find anything about this on the internet - maybe cause I don't know the conditions name or maybe just cause it's such a rare thing.

why me...

I really hope my family can afford implants, seeing as they cost quite a lot. A bridge is a big no no according to my father as they "ruin two perfectly natural and healthy teeth".

[Skajo]

If the tooth hasn't started to develop then it won't show up on an x-ray, no. You could have a hole, then you could fill it with whatever you wish and then 5 years later your tooth could develop and then you'd be £thousands out of pocket and a friggin painful mouth. I'd definately try to get a second opinion whether it be from a dentist, a dentists forum (try Googling because I found a site once that allowed you to e-mail a fully qualified dentist with your questions - quite a good, free service).

My teeth are ****e anyway. I drink about 2-4 pints of milk a day since a very early age, brush regularly and they're crap. It's a bummer tbh.

[Andeeh]

i couldnt help but think of the hangover and your panicing dw it will be fixed by a fake one

[Aces]

Thanks a lot guys, I'm not that worried about it anymore tbh.. but does anyone know where I can find a website explaining why this has happened? I will try calling local dentists.

[Mint]

Calm down, about 6 months ago they decided to take one of my adult molars out because it had a hole in it or something and a fill in wouldn't do much. I'm probably around your age as well, I just said "ok whatever, take it out" and they did a few weeks later. I really can't see any reasons to be so worked up about a tooth. :P

[GommeInc]

Get a fake one to cover up the hole.
What he said. Simple, easy and not amazingly painful.