Orthodontics: Older Child

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11 Yo Needs Braces Still Has 1 Baby Tooth

M.G. asks from San Antonio

Hello moms, I took my 11 yo in for a cleaning, the dentist suggested we get him braces, but he still has 1 baby tooth that needs to come out. He stated that, that was...

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Dental Service for Cleft Palate Born Child

A.R. asks from Dallas

My 9 yo grandson was born with a very bad case of cleft palate. Lips have been fixed but teeth need fixing badly. Child has hearing problems, too. Parents divorced...

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Palate Expanders

V.S. asks from Reading

Pros and cons - discuss! (okay, a little more info…) two kids - 10 and 13. 10 year old has one tooth left to lose, 13 year old has all permanent teeth and ha...

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My 7 and 11 Year Olds Still Sucking Thumbs

D.B. asks from San Francisco

Does anyone know how to get older kids to stop sucking their thumbs/fingers? My 7 year old sucks two fingers all day long. My 11 year old still sucks his thumb in p...

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Thumb Sucking

L.A. asks from Minneapolis

I have a 7 year old going into the 2nd grade and can not get him to give up sucking his thumb. We have tried everything!!!! He even quit for awhile. Once summer st...

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Do I Insist That the Tooth Fairy Is Real? or Fess Up?

M.O. asks from New York

With my 6-year-old, it's logic vs. the tooth fairy. Does she go to everyone's house? All over the world? How does she get in the window? (From the dept. of randomness...

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Braces? How Old?

M.M. asks from Minneapolis

My son just turned 9 and my husband and I know he needs braces. I thought they should wait til 12-13 years old when all his teeth have come in and in place. My husb...

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Dental Xrays for Kids?

M.G. asks from Las Vegas

Moms, I heard we should decline dental xrays for our children because the xrays can be harmful to them. Last week at the dentist, I declined my 8 year old's denta...

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Fell and Teeth Moved!!!

L.R. asks from Chicago

My 6 year old fell off the bed on sunday and her front top 4 teeth moved way back... took her to the dentist and they moved them back to where they should be but as I...

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Need Dentist Referral-ASAP

L.J. asks from Dallas

I am urgently looking for a dentist in any of these areas. McKinney, Prosper,Little Elm, Celina,Denton,Frisco,Fairview,Dallas-Ft.Worth area. I will drive anywhere wit...