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Delayed tooth eruption

Delayed tooth eruption

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Delayed teeth eruption is a clinical finding in which a baby who, given his current age, should be having teeth emerging, yet still does not.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Mouth

Is Symptom of

Rickets (osteomalacia)
Condition

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A 32-year old asked:

What are common causes of delayed tooth eruption?

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What is best treatment for delayed tooth eruption?

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Does fluoride cause delayed tooth eruption or anything else?

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A 32-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Delayed teeth eruption?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I have erupting wisdom tooth pain..doctor said its impacted we have to wait for its eruption.But i got much pain almost every week what to do?

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A member asked:

Orthodontist wants my son to have a molar on each side top removed due to decay and also his canine tooth on the top due to possible ectopic eruption. Will he be able to chew? He is already missing a bottom molar on the right. So right he will be missin

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A 17-year old female asked:

How can my tooth's abnormal eruption be fixed?

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A 44-year old asked:

What are causes of late eruption of lower front tooth?

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A 34-year old asked:

Does wisdom tooth eruption cause pain?

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A 40-year old asked:

Can you tell me what can be happening if an 11 month old hasn't had his first tooth eruption yet?

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A 35-year old asked:

How long does wisdom tooth eruption take?

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A 36-year old asked:

How long does wisdom tooth eruption pain last?

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A 43-year old asked:

Can you still have a wisdom tooth eruption when 25 or older?

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A 41-year old male asked:

I have a hole/lesion growing in my gum above my tooth, white pus. Also, skin eruptions around nose & chin. This started after a bad cold. STD?

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A 36-year old asked:

Could a dentist delay bone shrinkage on 3rd molar area that had a tooth break in pieces?

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A 36-year old asked:

Docs, could a dentist delay bone shrinkage on 3rd molar area that had a tooth break in pieces?

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A 36-year old asked:

Do i need to get a root canal for a delayed tooth?

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A 32-year old asked:

I'm on amoxicillin but have abscessed tooth for over a month. How much longer can I delay to fix tooth?

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A 67-year old male asked:

67 yo male had rct few wks ago #20, sched for crown lengthening 4/29, finances tight, approx how long can I delay with temp crown, no chew that tooth?

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A 33-year old asked:

Had bad tooth diagnosed, dds wanted to pull but it held my bridge so dmd delayed. Now fetoris breath. Go to oral surgeon or dentist?

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A 45-year old male asked:

Have CAD. #2 tooth needs root canal. No visible infection. Pulpitis. Does delay have systemic effects ie speed up atherosclerosis, increase MI risk?

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A 34-year old asked:

How can I ease a wisdom teeth eruption, and make it erupt faster?

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A 34-year old female asked:

My 11 year old daughter only has 8 permanent teeth and the others are baby. Should we just wait the baby teeth to fall out? Is this a late eruption?

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A 44-year old asked:

My daughter is having troblesome teeth eruption. What should we do?

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A 37-year old asked:

How long does wisdom teeth pain last during eruption?

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A 18-year old male asked:

When I got braces, ortho put glue on bottom molars to prevent teeth from touching(occlusal bonding).Will this cause excess eruption of my front teeth?

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A 44-year old asked:

What causes damage due to these two delayed teeth?

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A 41-year old asked:

My daughter is 2 and she only has her 4 front teeth. What could be causing the delay?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Blood pressure at times has been around 96/60. I'm scheduled to have 5 teeth pulled. Should I delay that because of my blood pressure being low?

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A 32-year old asked:

What kind of damage could cause two of my teeth to be delayed?

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