My kid is freaking out (about to lose first tooth)

**CaptainCaveMan** · 04-22-2007, 09:19 AM

She is almost 6 years old and hasn't lost any of her baby teeth yet. Well, one on the bottom is rocking back and forth getting reading to come out. She won't let anyone get near it.

She is afraid it's going to hurt when it comes out and that another one won't grow back. Myself, the wife, and grandma have tried to explain it to her but she is still scared about it.

**Hi-Po** · 04-22-2007, 09:28 AM

Sneak up behind her and flick it out. She'll never know what hit her! How much money is the tooth fiary going to gve her for her first tooth?

**CaptainCaveMan** · 04-22-2007, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

Sneak up behind her and flick it out. She'll never know what hit her! How much money is the tooth fiary going to gve her for her first tooth?

I told her about that the tooth fairy will leave her a couple bucks for her tooth and she goes "Will i get 29 bucks?"

This kid thinks she has gold teeth or something.

**Hi-Po** · 04-22-2007, 10:02 AM

wow, 29 bucks? where did she get that number? Your gonna be broke by the last one.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 04-22-2007, 10:08 AM

my kid come with a money making scheme for losing teeth lol

**86 IROC-Z** · 04-22-2007, 09:50 PM

If I could get 29 bucks a tooth, I'd be blending my food and gumming it down

**nitrox28** · 04-22-2007, 09:52 PM

Get a clean washcloth and tell her you need to check it. Do that a few times and play it up really good. When the tooth is ready, just pop it out and she'll never see it coming.

**96z28** · 04-22-2007, 11:41 PM

lol when i was a younging my dad twisted that thing till it fell off, CPS came over the next day

**Sassy Cassie** · 04-23-2007, 03:55 AM

I watched AFV last night with the fam and they had a video of a kid with his tooth tied to a Nerf gun dart. When he shot if, that tooth went flying across the room.

**86 IROC-Z** · 04-23-2007, 06:29 AM

Sign her up for little league hockey

luvmysentra · 04-23-2007, 09:00 AM

I know that this is gonna sound really mean, but my dad used to always say that he wouldn't touch it and as soon as we trusted him for a second he pulled it out. Once the fear of the first one is gone things will get easier, and yes I know I'm a mom and aunt. Be fore warned though, when the mollers start coming out the same fear may return, especially if the tooth has to get pulled by the dentist.

**NdrSiege** · 04-23-2007, 08:52 PM

Had to love when the tooth just came out while eating, and you never felt it. that was a crunchy burger... i've had to get my wisdoms taken out for a while, but i never have time.

**86 IROC-Z** · 04-23-2007, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by NdrSiege

Had to love when the tooth just came out while eating, and you never felt it. that was a crunchy burger... i've had to get my wisdoms taken out for a while, but i never have time.

I got mine out in december

**Z06-Goose** · 04-23-2007, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by CaptainCaveMan

She is almost 6 years old and hasn't lost any of her baby teeth yet. Well, one on the bottom is rocking back and forth getting reading to come out. She won't let anyone get near it.

She is afraid it's going to hurt when it comes out and that another one won't grow back. Myself, the wife, and grandma have tried to explain it to her but she is still scared about it.

luvmysentra · 04-24-2007, 11:18 AM

When it comes to wisdom teeth. Stay away from smoking and you are going to need to drool ALOT. A friend of mine kept sucking in her spit and ended us getting dry socket. Lets just say that was over 3 months ago and she's still fighting infection. Oh and you may never get feeling back in your lip. That was my husband's fear when he got his out. Mine don't hurt me so I have opt to keep them, I'm not ready for an unnecessary surgery.

**86 IROC-Z** · 04-24-2007, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by luvmysentra

Mine don't hurt me so I have opt to keep them, I'm not ready for an unnecessary surgery.

It doesn't matter if they don't hurt, they can still push all your other teeth out of alignment.

luvmysentra · 04-24-2007, 12:58 PM

That is true but, if they aren't moving your teeth around then there is no point in surgery.

**86 IROC-Z** · 04-24-2007, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by luvmysentra

That is true but, if they aren't moving your teeth around then there is no point in surgery.

Yeah, just making sure you knew that pain wasn't the only reason to get em out. Lots of my friends had theirs grow in perfect, so there was no need for surgery. I wish I had pictures of my xrays before the surgery, mine were growing completely horizontal towards my molars.

luvmysentra · 04-24-2007, 03:03 PM

I did know that pain isn't the only reason, however it is usually a sign. My dentist told me that mine were doing that (coming in wrong), but it's kind of hard to believe him when they are already most of the way through my gums. Lets just say I stoped seeing him.

**CaptainCaveMan** · 04-24-2007, 05:09 PM

Well, the loose tooth got yanked out tonight. She got a little bit of courage and let us take it out. She was so proud of herself, she was running around telling all the neighborhood kids that she lost a baby tooth.