We discovered yesterday that Jackson's two front bottom teeth are loose. He's so excited. His Mommy cried. Didn't he just get those teeth? If his baby teeth fall out, does that mean he's not my baby anymore?
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Well, you know I don't have any children, but isn't Jackson a few years too young to be losing his teeth already? I thought that didn't normally happen until 7-8 years old. Are you certain he didn't hit something with his mouth?
Most children begin losing their baby teeth around the ages of 5 or 6, with usually the front teeth first. They continue to lose baby teeth until the age of 12 or 13 when all of the permanent teeth finally come through, except for the third molars (wisdom teeth).
P.S. -- Jackson will be 6 in about 3 months. :-) I know many kids his age who have already lost as many as 4 teeth. I think he's okay, but thanks for being concerned about him. They're still just a little loose, it may be a while before they actually fall out.
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Well, you know I don't have any children, but isn't Jackson a few years too young to be losing his teeth already? I thought that didn't normally happen until 7-8 years old. Are you certain he didn't hit something with his mouth?
Most children begin losing their baby teeth around the ages of 5 or 6, with usually the front teeth first. They continue to lose baby teeth until the age of 12 or 13 when all of the permanent teeth finally come through, except for the third molars (wisdom teeth).
Source: http://wo-pub2.med.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/PublicA.woa/5/wa/viewHContent?website=nyp&contentID=993&wosid=5PCUkDfULYFPRycJUvXG6g
P.S. -- Jackson will be 6 in about 3 months. :-) I know many kids his age who have already lost as many as 4 teeth. I think he's okay, but thanks for being concerned about him. They're still just a little loose, it may be a while before they actually fall out.
Did you ever read Arthur books? They're great! Arthur is 8 and was teased because he was the last one to loose his first baby tooth.
I don't remember exactly when I lost my first tooth, but I think it was in first grade, at age 6.
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