Childs New ADULT Tooth Coming in with Yellow Spot? Please Help.

I'd make an appointment with her pediatric dentist. A regular dentist can also handle this but I'd say at her age she still needs a pediatric dentist for all her baby teeth.

These spots formed during development are called Enamel Hypoplasia or Hypocalcification.
I think that's usually from antibiotic or too much fluoride.
You might not need to do anything about it but having a dentist take a look at it is probably a good idea.

What does her dentist say?

I would have my pediatric dentist check it. It's probably nothing but worth the peace of mind to check. I assume she's been checked regularly by her dentist.

Since this is new to her and you, a dentist can guide you on what to expect and what to do.

Also, I would not bring up the yellow spot to her and make her feel self conscious about it, if it bothers you, she'll sense that and it will bother her.

As a toddler, I fell and hit one of my upper front teeth on a cement step. Fast forward to age 6 or 7 - the adult tooth that came in had a noticeable white patch on one corner. The dentist told my mother that it was the result of the earlier injury. People usually assume that it's a filling, and wonder why the color wasn't matched properly!

Of course you should discuss this with the dentist, but I agree with TF below not to discuss your concern/frustration in front of your child! No point in making her more self-conscious especially when kids at this age all have odd tooth alignment and features. Let her know that no one will make a big deal about it if she doesn't and that perhaps something can be done about it. If she has already noticed it and is super upset, call the dentist ahead of time to discuss the problem and find out what he/she can do to reassure your child.

It's possible that it's something that will fade in time. If not, it might be very simple to have the dentist do a simple procedure like bleaching or even bonding over it. Try to breathe and have her do the same, and focus on what's important which is not someone's "nice white" teeth - you don't want her looking down at other kids who don't have white ones either.

Do you have a pediatric dentist yet for her? If you don't, you should. They are very good with children. And they can answer this question after looking at your child's tooth.

Don't act upset about it in front of her. You'll just make her feel worse.

my older boy's front adult teeth came in with noticeable yellow stains. the dentist said it was some sort of in-womb mineral deficiency. he got teased a lot about it. it sucked.
go to a GOOD dentist to get it dealt with. we went to one who decided to buff out the stains. well, duh, they go right through the teeth, that's not a viable option. he's now got ... gah! what do you call them? brain fart! where the dentist basically builds up the enamel, but they're brittle and prone to breakage.
i suggest getting to a cosmetic dentist sooner rather than later.
khairete
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My 9 yet old son has a yellow spot on his bottom adult tooth. I keep asking his dentist (every 6months for cleanings)if this is something to worry about, the dentist says "no, it's kinda like a birth mark it won't get worce and it won't go away." It'll go away if you do something cosmetic when he gets older, but he doesn't care at all. my son has had this for 2 years. I did ask my dentist tho!!!

What color was your spot?

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Of course I am not going to say stuff to her, as it would make her more aware of it and self concious which I don't want to happen. But she is already upset about it and wants to know why it's there and won't come off. Kids in her class have already said stuff about it which makes me feel horrible. And I'm afraid if it'll come on more of the teeth :'(

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Jessica if it is only on the one tooth I would be not so worried. But I am scared that it is going to come in on the top teeth as well. It seems like every case I have seen on the Internet affecting all of The teeth

My daughter fell as a baby and caused trauma to her tooth. The adult tooth came in with a yellow spot.

Our oldest daughter had this and we were told that it was from high fevers and antibiotic use when she was an infant (she was very ill as an infant and we nearly lost her twice). It was worse when the tooth first erupted, and lightened some over time, but still wasn't the greatest. Check with the dentist regarding veneers or bleaching to see if that is an option.

I have two front bottom teeth with this, and there's nothing wrong with it except cosmetically. Since it's on the bottom front, I wouldn't worry about it at all as it won't be visible to anyone except you when brushing the teeth. I had more hygienists than I can remember try to scrape the yellow marks off thinking I had left something on my teeth and then had the dentist yell at them for scratching my teeth. And for that matter, I have a groove in those two teeth too. :-) The grooves are from either a fever I had or a hard fall I took before the adult teeth came up when I was a toddler.