Losing Teeth at Age 5..normal?

[canteloupe]

I rarely post but I have a question. My daughter (5) has a very loose tooth. Is this the normal age to have this start happening? Do you just let it fall out on its own? She keeps trying to wiggle it.

THANK YOU EVERYONE! DD's tooth fell out yesterday during music class! She was so excited.

[earthmama369]

I started losing my baby teeth at 4 -- almost 5. I think it's a little on the early side, but certainly within the normal range. Most of the 6-year-olds I know have lost at least one tooth.

[limabean]

Yep, lots and lots of kids lose their first tooth in kindergarten.

[OakBerry]

Yes, normal.
Some start earlier, some later.
I remember losing my first tooth on the Kindergarten bus!

[Pinkdiva]

Yes, very normal. All three of my older children lost their first teeth at age 5.

[2GR8KIDS]

My son also started losing teeth at about age 5 1/2. The dentist told us that if kids get teeth early as a baby, they are likely to start losing them early as well.

[LeftField]

It is within the range of normal. My son lost his first tooth when he was 5 1/2. I had no idea it was even loose until I noticed that adult tooth had already come in behind it when I was brushing his teeth one night! At 6 1/2, he's about to lose his 6th tooth.

A friend's son lost his first tooth at 4! I think there's a wide range of normal on this.

[LeftField]

Originally Posted by 2GR8KIDS

My son also started losing teeth at about age 5 1/2. The dentist told us that if kids get teeth early as a baby, they are likely to start losing them early as well.

My dentist said the same thing. My son cut teeth early and he also cut them in pairs. He's lost teeth early and he tends to loose them in pairs. My sister's children cut teeth late. They also lost their teeth late.

[mummy marja]

Thanks for posting this! I was wondering the same thing. DD lost her first tooth just after her 5th birthday. She also got her first teeth relatively early (5 months).

[cool_mom]

I lost my first incisor tooth (lower jaw) when I was 5 1/2.

[bwylde]

I ask DS every day if he has any loose teeth . MIL works in grade primary (K) and sees lots of kids losing teeth.

[Marcee]

very normal.

[angie3096]

My daughter started losing teeth at 4 and a half. It freaked me out but other moms I know said if they get teeth early, they lose them early. She got her two bottom teeth at about 3 months so I guess it makes sense that she would lose them before she turned five!

[hottmama]

My 4.75 yr. old has had a loose tooth for a couple of months. It doesn't seem to be getting any looser, though, I'm sure it'll hang in there until his birthday at least.
Which is good because honestly, kids with teeth missing kind of creep me out! :

[annethcz]

My 5.5yo DD has her first loose tooth right now. It seems early to me, as her older brother didn't lose his first tooth until age 7. But I've read that between ages 5 and 8 are within the range of normal for a child to lose their first tooth.

[mere2hayden]

I lost my first at four.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

dd cut her teeth in pairs and is loosing them in pairs she lost her first 2 at 5yo and now she is loosing the top ones.

I dont let them just fall out. I get a string and pull them once they are super loose and easy to remove. The main reason for this is if you dont and the baby tooth stays and the permanant tooth comes it it can cause it to be crooked it can also tighten back down from the force of the tooth coming in under it.

DD dosnt like it but it dosnt hurt and once it is out she laughs and loves looking at it. She already has teeth issues, an extra tooth that has shifted her bottom teeth badly so I am not risking any further complications. It is a whole lot better for me to simply pull it than to end up having to go to the dentist and possible getting a shot and having it pulled later. Or having to deal with braces because of crooked teeth later on.

[waiflywaif]

See, and my daughter has a loose tooth at almost-five and the dentist gave me grief about it. Said it was WAY too early for her to lose a tooth and that it was due to her index-finger sucking habit (she only does it at night, in bed). I'm pretty conflicted about the "advice" to make her stop, since it seems like the emotional consequences (at this stage) are worse than the dental ones. (She was pretty upset about being told she had to give up the habit. And she seriously never does it during the day unless she's ill or extremely tired.)

[kblackstone444]

Originally Posted by waiflywaif

See, and my daughter has a loose tooth at almost-five and the dentist gave me grief about it. Said it was WAY too early for her to lose a tooth and that it was due to her index-finger sucking habit (she only does it at night, in bed). I'm pretty conflicted about the "advice" to make her stop, since it seems like the emotional consequences (at this stage) are worse than the dental ones. (She was pretty upset about being told she had to give up the habit. And she seriously never does it during the day unless she's ill or extremely tired.)

You're dentist is nuts- go find a different dentist.

I've had children in my preschool classes lose teeth as early as 4 and a half. One of my preschool girls just went off to kindergarten this September with 4 adult teeth and two loose ones. It's a little young, but normal. I've also known children who have not lost any teeth until almost 8, myself included. Also normal, though a bit late. My own children both lost their first ones at 6 1/2, my niece at almost 5 1/2 (naturally, that is- she lost one otherwise at two).

[3happygirls]

I have twin 5 yr.old girls. One lost her first tooth at 4.75 and the second just after she was 5. My other dd lost both her bottom front teeth at 5. When the 1st one happened, I called a pediatric dentist, thinking b/c she sucks her thumb, she had pushed it back so far it became lose, but that wasn't the case. They showed me on the x-rays the roots coming up to push the teeth out, which is what normally happens. They told me it's completely normal and not a case of age as much as where the roots are and how fast they're pushing the others out.