What can I do to put my daughter at ease over her first loose tooth?!?

Question

I have a 6 year old daughter and today we just noticed that she has a permanent tooth coming in behind her bottom center teeth. Her two bottom teeth are also getting loose. The permanent tooth has already cut all the way through and her baby teeth don't seem so loose that they could fall out any day. It has been a long time since I lost my teeth so I don't remember how my mom went about this. My daughter is terrified that it will hurt when they fall out although she says her friends have lost teeth and never complained about them hurting. (Does it hurt? I wouldn't necessarily tell her but I am curious!!!) Should she keep wiggling the loose teeth? Do we have to be concerned that the permanent tooth is already in? Any help from parents who have gone through this with their youngins would be greatly appreciated!!! She is our one and only and I am at a loss with how to handle this one!!!! ***she is thrilled that the tooth fairy will be making an appearance soon!!!*** Thank you in advance!!

Answer 1

If it falls out on it's own it won't hurt at all.  If she pulls it before it's ready it could hurt a little, but it probably won't hurt much.  The permanent tooth is what's actually pushing out the baby tooth, so it's not a problem that it's visible.  However, if she goes a while and doesn't lose it, it may need to be pulled.  You could just try to keep her focused on the tooth fairy coming, the thought of recieving money would be enough to ease my worries haha.

Answer 2

tell her it's normal and happens to everyone.

Answer 3

I just went through the exact same thing with my  5 year old.  Even though she has friends who lost teeth, when hers became loose, she freaked out.  She also had a permanent tooth that came in before the baby tooth fell out.  This is nothing to be overly concerned about.  Our pediatric dentist told my daughter to wiggle the baby tooth for 10 minutes a day.  (To be honest, she never really did this). Eventually, it fell out and the permanent tooth shifted into place.  I don't think it hurt when it came out, but it was bloody and this scared my daughter.  I would just keep a positive attitude about the whole thing ("What a big girl!  It's so exciting to have your big teeth come in!")  I also shared stories about losing my own teeth as a kid and this seemed to comfort her too.  Keep reminding her that it's completely normal...happens to everyone....nothing to be afraid of, etc. Good luck!

Answer 4

I would be laid back about the idea of it

Tell her that there is absolutely nothing to worry about. The tooth fairy is coming ; ] and she PROMISES that if there is ANY pain, she will give EXTRA money! (just like a dollar extra or something)

Answer 5

Your local library should have plenty of children's books on losing teeth. I just read one to my oldest that's a Franklin story (well, it's a little different--the bear lost a tooth and Franklin was upset because he didn't even have teeth). There are many other books out there about this topic, and your library should have some readily available. A lot of the stories talk about what it's like, the Tooth Fairy, if it hurts, what happens, etc. If she hears a story, especially about characters she likes, going through the same thing, it may help take the mystery and fear out of it.

Good luck :)

Answer 6

My daughter's teeth came up back from her baby teeth. At first they moved into position but later on some of the molars have had to be removed by a dentist as the adult teeth didn't push them out and she had two teeth there. She's now needing braces as all her teeth are in the wrong position. It wouldn't hurt your big girl to go to the dentist to check her teeth yearly and keep an eye on things. Tell your daughter she's going to show off her teeth because you never know what dentist stories other children have told her. Both my son's made pork chops out of themselves with their  first loose tooth. The trick to it is be casual. It's not an ordeal, a couple of loose teeth down the track i have to watch they are only wiggling baby teeth. Casually encourage her to wiggle it but not so as she hurts herself. Eating seems to do most of the wiggling. My sons inform me it does not hurt it just feels funny to lose a tooth, unless they pull it before it was ready. There could be a little blood when it comes out. This doesn't mean pain, but it can be scary the first couple of times. In my house loosing a tooth means an icy pole like a zooper dooper. So most teeth  "fall out" just after they have been put to bed! Tell her not to worry if she accidentally swallows her tooth. We just write Tooth Fairy a note explaining what happened and she still leaves a coin. Another trick I use is using Brasso to shine the coins up. The come up like new . Tooth fairy of course only gives fairy cleaned coins! Hope All goes well for you both!