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My daughter has a permanent tooth which came in with an adult sized root but the tooth itself is tiny like a baby tooth. Anyone else?
Just a quick response regarding teeth abnormalities. I personally had sort of peg-like teeth which grew at each side of my front teeth, they weren’t quite like my friends’ incisor teeth. I had them ‘crowned’, as soon as I could afford to and now they look fine!
My son however, never got these two teeth at all! The dentist made a ‘bridge’ to provide the extra teeth and close the gaps.
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Barbara
(UK)My daughter has 2 teeth like this. I kept waiting for them to finish coming in. I didn’t know this was part of EDS until I saw your post. She has a dentist appointment next week.
Barbara and Megha, thanks for posting! My daughter’s right incisor is a peg tooth with a normal sized root and her left incisor is normal. She is my youngest of five and the only one with a peg tooth. She is also the one of my kids who I’d say has the most EDS symptoms and the worst asthma. I somehow missed that she had lost that tooth and it came in that way because she lost a lot of baby teeth at one time. I actually thought it was still her baby tooth and I asked the dentist about it. He missed it at first… said it was a baby tooth just late to lose it and then came out to the waiting room and said he looked at the xrays again and it had adult sized roots. He said she could have it capped when the adjacent permanent tooth comes in. It has but so far she seems to kind of like her tiny tooth but she’s only 10 now. I told her to let me know if she wants to get it capped. The dentist said it was genetic and asked about family but as far as we know neither side has had it before. I wonder if it is EDS related? I know that high palates, crowded teeth, and TMJ are related. Hmmmm…?
Yes, peg teeth are EDS related. I somehow had missed this:
http://www.ednf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1484&Itemid=88888988Sweetfeather,
Thanks for posting that link.I had totally forgotten that one of my boys had a strange tooth. His left central incisor baby tooth came out, then, a small tooth came in, and fell out, and yet another tooth emerged. This one looked like a normal incisor but with several of these tiny, baby sized teeth attached to it. Very odd. Some of those extra parts broke off and our dentist used composite to fill in and around the front of the tooth to make it look normal. He had braces on it and everything. So far, so good. If and when the composite fails/breaks, he will need a crown.
Out of 13 children, he is the only one, so far, to have this strange tooth. He is also one of the ones with the worst EDS and POTS symptoms. ALL and I mean ALL, have had (most two phases due to needing to stretch that darn small palate or from cross bites) or will have braces due to small, high palate, severe crowding, jaw problems, etc. I myself had braces as a kid and then as an adult (done wrong as a kid for what my problem was) in conjunction with jaw surgery/TMJ repair, because my TMJ issues were so severe (half the condial was already worn away and I could barely chew). I knew all that went with EDS, but didn’t know about the “peg” type tooth.
I also have had an issue with roots starting to dissolve on molars. I thought I read somewhere this was part of EDS also.
If it isn’t one thing, it’s a hundred. 😉
My daughter had her dental checkup last week and we got some interesting info. One incisor is definitely a peg tooth, the other “might” come in as closer to normal size, it still has some growing to do. She’s also completely missing the tooth next to it. Definite crowding issues and we were referred to an orthodontist for braces. I have mixed feelings about her getting braces so young (she’s 10) but it looks like it’s going to be necessary. Also interestingly, I asked my geneticist if peg teeth are a symptom of EDS and she said no. I know I’ve seen it listed as a symptom in other places so I was a bit surprised that she refuted it. Anybody else have this kind of experience?
Yes, peg teeth are EDS related. I somehow had missed this:
http://www.ednf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1484&Itemid=88888988I just stumbled on another summary produced by the BBC (major UK TV station) that mentions peg teeth as being a feature of EDS:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/ehlers1.shtml
Barbara
(UK)Yes, peg teeth are EDS related. I somehow had missed this:
http://www.ednf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1484&Itemid=88888988I just stumbled on another summary produced by the BBC (major UK TV station) that mentions peg teeth as being a feature of EDS:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/ehlers1.shtml
Barbara
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