Are there any baby teeth children do NOT lose?

My five-year-old, who has lost no teeth yet, has severely cracked a tooth in the back (It's the next to last on the upper right side). I think I recall losing that tooth as a chlld, but my husband thinks that molars are for life once you get them. If we have to crown this tooth, it's going to be a much bigger deal than just pulling a little baby tooth. Does anyone have expertise in this? Thanks.

Are there any baby teeth children do NOT lose?
Yes, children loose ALL of their baby teeth! EDIT: theoretically...Although, the tooth that s/he cracked does not get replaced (by the permanent 1st premolar) until s/he is 10-11 years old.





I am not sure what dentist do for this, maybe pull it and put in a spacer to keep the space for the permanent tooth. Or a crown?





You should take your child to their dentist.
Reply:He is probably too young to have his permanent molars, although some kids do develop faster than others. He most likely broke a baby tooth which should fall out, but not until he is much older. If it was a baby tooth the dentist can either crown it with a stainless steel crown which is not that expensive (less than $100 where I work) or he can pull the tooth and have a space maintainer made which will keep that space open so the adult tooth can come in properly. The best thing to do is to take him to his dentist ASAP to have an x-ray taken and the dentist will be able to tell you for sure! Hope this helps.
Reply:All the baby teeth or milk teeth are lost during the early years after being born (6-12). We are all born with bud teeth (teeth under the milk teeth and they will be permanent), except for the wisdom teeth, our milk teeth are on top of the bud teeth. Some times when a young person looses a milk tooth due to an accident, the growing of a permanent tooth can be delayed due to the trauma on the gums. Have your dentist check your son's mouth to determine proper grow of your son's teeth.
Reply:NO CHILDREN do NOT LOSE ALL THEIR BABY TEETH!





The usual stimulus for a baby tooth falling out is an adult tooth pushing it out.





There are many adults out there with "baby" teeth in their mouth because they never developed a permanent tooth. What i've seen are missing premolars, so their baby teeth are still there.





Other reasons that an adult may have a baby tooth in their mouth are ankylosed teeth or they may have some genetic abnormality.





But assuming that your five year old has a cracked molar and has a normal adult tooth under his tooth, he should get it fixed or extracted. Depending on the reason why it cracked (decay or trauma) it may need just a filling, a crown, or a pulpotomy and crown. It also may need an extraction followed by a spacer.





If it is a baby molar tooth, this tooth usually will not be replaced by its adult predecessor until the age of 11 or 12, hence the need for a spacer if you get the tooth pulled.





Either way, the dentist will evaluate the most successful treatment for you and your child.
Reply:What a coincidence that you're asking this question today. My 7-year-old just had his first baby molar pulled today. He broke it about a year ago (we think due to excessive teeth grinding at night that taxed a filling to its limits). Today, I took him in because he had an infection in that tooth and the surrounding gum, and the filling popped out when I was flossing for him last night.





Definitely get your five-year-old to the dentist. They may be able to fill the tooth until his "grown up" molar comes in when he/she is 11-13 years old. If it stays the way it is without treatment, it could get infected eventually, and you may need to have it pulled. When that happens at such a young age, the dentist will put a spacer in to save the empty space for his "grown up" tooth that will eventually take over that spot.





In answer to your question, "Are there any baby teeth children do NOT lose?" My answer is, "No." They eventually all loosen and fall out in about the same order that they came in (the bottom front teeth first, the second molars last). There are 20 baby teeth in all.





Good luck, and don't forget to get that baby tooth to the dentist.



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