Baby teeth at age 9?

My sister%26#039;s little boy has not lost his baby teeth and shows no sign of doing so - he has had some other developmental delays


Has anyone had any experience with this being symptomatic of another condition

Baby teeth at age 9?
i had lost a few teeth by the time i was in first grade...but by junior high i had to get like 6 teeth pulled out. My adult teeth were there, but they just weren%26#039;t pushing through the baby teeth. And i still have one baby tooth (i%26#039;m 23 now) because there was no adult tooth to replace it, so really only the dentist can say after taking some x-rays. definitely should get him checked out.
Reply:well it takes a while to fully get grown teeth like im 11 and i still have 1 more baby tooth!
Reply:If he has no teeth coming through go see a dentist , where some exrays can be taken to see if the adult teeth are there.


Now if they are, the dentist may simply say leave it and let nature take its course, or it is possible to remove the baby teeth and then the adult may come through.


I think the best option is to see if the teeth are there with xrays.


It isnt uncommon for people to have their baby teeth into adult hood and indeed for the rest of there lives.
Reply:if the teeth doesn%26#039;t come out by age11 go see the dentist...maybe it%26#039;s a impacted tooth (meaning it%26#039;s stuck up there and it%26#039;s not coming out). he might have to go to an oral surgeon if that happens
Reply:Not really...developement is different for everyone.....you can have a doctor look into it but i don%26#039;t think it%26#039;s serious. I was really little in elementary school...the nurse sent my parents notes asking if i had a medical condition or if i%26#039;m anarexic...I%26#039;m perfectly fine.
Reply:i am 11 and i just lost my last tooth. to me, every child grows at his\her own pace. but if the child doesnt lose his last tooth by age 13, there might be something wrong and he may want to talk to a dentist.



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