Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 I can't help you here...My baby may have RSS but she has david letterman teeth! I am new also but what I've learned is that nobody has all the answers...RSS or not--- any part of the syndrome could mean hey? I'm as lost as you. In RSS you could have none or many of the traits. I wan't to believe that my Hannah is just short... but the realization is RSS G tube...she has a future to deal with. no appetite c'mon...-Support@y..., " Mahtani " <mahtani_andrew@p...> wrote: > > I think I've got it right with Microdentia? Crowded teeth in a mouth that's > too small? Does anyone have experience of taking our little darlings for > Orthodontic consultation? Does delayed bone age have an effect on any > decision on if / when to remove teeth? > > (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 I can't help you here...My baby may have RSS but she has david letterman teeth! I am new also but what I've learned is that nobody has all the answers...RSS or not--- any part of the syndrome could mean hey? I'm as lost as you. In RSS you could have none or many of the traits. I wan't to believe that my Hannah is just short... but the realization is RSS G tube...she has a future to deal with. no appetite c'mon...-Support@y..., " Mahtani " <mahtani_andrew@p...> wrote: > > I think I've got it right with Microdentia? Crowded teeth in a mouth that's > too small? Does anyone have experience of taking our little darlings for > Orthodontic consultation? Does delayed bone age have an effect on any > decision on if / when to remove teeth? > > (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 , I answered this question for someone else a few months back, so the following info is a repeat of that post. Charissa has small, crowded teeth, and a big overbite, but is also missing many permanent teeth. I know she is missing the 2 on top, one on each side of her front teeth, all but 1 of her wisdom teeth, and I think a couple more molars - maybe 1 or 2 other teeth too. Most of her permanent teeth were late in erupting and many of them were delayed in forming. She got her 6 year molars when she was 15 & had a bone age of 12. Her last 2 12-year molars are about 1/2 in now - she is 17 and her bone age is around 15. Some of Charissa's baby teeth just weren't coming out & the permanent ones couldn't seem to dissolve the roots (they were " stuck " ) so she had several baby teeth pulled during 2 oral surgeries when she was around 11-12 years. (I think the total was around 8 - 10 teeth) The ped. dentist & orthodontist looked at her bone age, but there were a lot of other factors to consider too. In some instances she lost the baby teeth, but since the permanent ones weren't coming the gums got very thick & tough. One of the surgeries the dentist cut away this tough gum tissue to expose the tops of the well-formed permanent ones that couldn't seem to make it through the gum tissue. We had to brush this raw gum area firmly several times a day with a special toothpaste so the gums would heal with the teeth exposed instead of heal back over the teeth. That was the worst thing I have ever had to do to her - GH injections were a piece of cake in comparison. Charissa has been receiving orthodontic treatment for nearly 9 years, and the end is at least in sight (she was a dental nightmare when they started!) She will probably be getting implants at some point to replace the missing top front teeth, and most likely will have to have jaw surgery to correct her extreme overbite as the normal headgear & twin block treatment when she was younger did not work on her. This surgery can't be done until she is done growing, & though she hasn't grown any in the 2 years she has been off Protropin her bone age is still 2 years delayed, so we are waiting for that to catch up & signal the true end of growth. The ped. dentist we see found a cavity in one of her partially erupted molars this week. He filled another molar last year & said these teeth appear to be " soft " . Whew, that's alot about teeth! The only suggestion I have is to make sure you have a good pediatric dentist, and that they also are willing to communicate with & work together with the orthodontist. Chris mom of Charissa (17 yrs.) > Subject: Microdentia > > > I think I've got it right with Microdentia? Crowded teeth in a mouth that's > too small? Does anyone have experience of taking our little darlings for > Orthodontic consultation? Does delayed bone age have an effect on any > decision on if / when to remove teeth? > > (UK) > > > ..................................... To get your own free faithmail account, click here to join: http://www.womenoffaith.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 > , > > I answered this question for someone else a few months back, so the following info is a repeat of that post. > > Charissa has small, crowded teeth, and a big overbite, but is also missing many permanent teeth. I know she is missing the 2 on top, one on each side of her front teeth, all but 1 of her wisdom teeth, and I think a couple more molars - maybe 1 or 2 other teeth too. Most of her permanent teeth were late in erupting and many of them were delayed in forming. She got her 6 year molars when she was 15 & had a bone age of 12. Her last 2 12-year molars are about 1/2 in now - she is 17 and her bone age is around 15. > > Some of Charissa's baby teeth just weren't > coming out & the permanent ones couldn't seem to dissolve the roots > (they were " stuck " ) so she had several baby teeth pulled during 2 oral > surgeries when she was around 11-12 years. (I think the total was around 8 - 10 teeth) The ped. dentist & orthodontist looked at her bone age, but there were a lot of other factors to consider too. In some instances she lost the baby teeth, but since the > permanent ones weren't coming the gums got very thick & tough. One of > the surgeries the dentist cut away this tough gum tissue to expose the > tops of the well-formed permanent ones that couldn't seem to make it > through the gum tissue. We had to brush this raw gum area firmly > several times a day with a special toothpaste so the gums would heal with the teeth exposed instead of heal back over the teeth. That was the worst thing I have ever had to do to her - GH injections were a piece of cake in comparison. > > Charissa has been receiving orthodontic treatment for nearly 9 years, and the end is at least in sight (she was a dental nightmare when they started!) She will probably be getting implants at some point to replace the missing top front teeth, and most likely will have to have jaw surgery to correct her extreme overbite as the normal headgear & twin block treatment when she was younger did not work on her. This surgery can't be done until she is done growing, & though she hasn't grown any in the 2 years she has been off Protropin her bone age is still 2 years delayed, so we are waiting for that to catch up & signal the true end of growth. The ped. dentist we see found a cavity in one of her partially erupted molars this week. He filled another molar last year & said these teeth appear to be " soft " . > > Whew, that's alot about teeth! The only suggestion I have is to make sure you have a good pediatric dentist, and that they also are willing to communicate with & work together with the orthodontist. > > Chris > mom of Charissa (17 yrs.) > > > Subject: Microdentia > > > > > > I think I've got it right with Microdentia? Crowded teeth in a mouth that's > > too small? Does anyone have experience of taking our little darlings for > > Orthodontic consultation? Does delayed bone age have an effect on any > > decision on if / when to remove teeth? > > > > (UK) > > > > > > > > .................................... > To get your own free faithmail account, click here to join: > http://www.womenoffaith.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 You are correct, microdentia is basically too many teeth crowded into too small of a mouth. My daughter is 9 and has already began the orthodontia work. She has an extreme overbite, permanent teeth coming in at the base of her tongue because they have nowhere else to go, and some permanent teeth missing. They are trying to move things around without having to do any surgery or removal because she also has facial nerve problems on the right side of her face. Hope you have a great pediatric dentist and orthodontist! > > > Date: 2002/04/29 Mon AM 02:44:36 CDT > To: RSS-Support > Subject: Microdentia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 You are correct, microdentia is basically too many teeth crowded into too small of a mouth. My daughter is 9 and has already began the orthodontia work. She has an extreme overbite, permanent teeth coming in at the base of her tongue because they have nowhere else to go, and some permanent teeth missing. They are trying to move things around without having to do any surgery or removal because she also has facial nerve problems on the right side of her face. Hope you have a great pediatric dentist and orthodontist! > > > Date: 2002/04/29 Mon AM 02:44:36 CDT > To: RSS-Support > Subject: Microdentia > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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