Re: general replies

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I want to thank everyone for the input about Alycia's missing teeth. I am

trying to be positive and

consider this normal but I sure would feel better if I saw some little white

nubs trying to push through

instead of empty holes in her gums. I guess time will tell.

Trish and Alice: Thank you for the input about running low temps in association

with mito. I think it

makes sense that people with mito would run low temps due to ineffecient energy

production.

That all for now.

Lori

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/16/99 12:54:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,

jdowns@... writes:

<< I am trying to be positive and

consider this normal but I sure would feel better if I saw some little white

nubs trying to push through

instead of empty holes in her gums. I guess time will tell. >>

Lori -

My daughter, , who is a healthy, typically developing little girl lost

teeth and for MONTHS did not have anything but holes in her gums!!!! I

thought those permanent teeth would never show!!!!!! In fact, she lost the

two middle bottom, then the two middle top, then two more on the bottom, and

another on the top before anything started to peek through. (And by " months "

I literally mean nearly a year . . . about 10 or 11 months.)

I think it will be okay for Alycia . . . but your dentist can tell for sure!

Kathy

[Guest guest]

If you are really concerned, you can get dental x-rays to make sure that

all the necessary teeth are there. When Caitlin was losing teeth ahead

of schedule and we realized that her bones were brittle, they did an

x-ray to make sure that everything was where it was supposed to be.

Also, try to remember that the reason that baby teeth fall out, is that

the permanent teeth start coming in behind them and grind down the roots

so that there is nothing to hold the baby tooth in any longer. If the

tooth is knocked out, then there might be a question. But if the tooth

comes out on it's own, and looks like a typical baby tooth, minus the

root, then you probably have nothing to worry about.

Jeannine

[Guest guest]

Hi Lori,

I'm sorry, but I didn't catch the original post here, but I wanted to

tell you about 's teeth. He lost one of his front teeth last year and

it still hasn't come in. Neither have the ones on the bottom. They are all

through, they just won't grow! Both the kids took forever (they were

over a year old) before they even got any teeth. It's the same with the

permenant ones. They are just very slow. I don't if that helps you or not,

but I thought I'd share anyway. ) Take care...

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