Milk/Baby Teeth

[cisono]

Milk/Baby Teeth

How did you get rid of your milk teeth?

Let us know!

[cisono]

Most of them became somewhat loose at some point and, after playing about with them a little, they just fell off by themselves. No dentist appointments were necessary.

I had assumed that this is what everyone does, until I heard that our Brummie-FOX is having his removed by a dentist (unless he is joking, of course).

Hence this poll...

[Matt]

Most of mine fell out by themselves but I remember I had a wobbely one at little school at there was this wall/brick bench type thing that we used to play around at breaks and one day I got pushed and fell over this wall and my tooth fell out onto the grass and I couldn't find it, I was gutted because I didn't think the tooth fairy would come so my parents come up with the idea of writing a letter explaining what had happened and maybe she would then give me some money, and she did..amazing!

I think I had one removed by the dentist...

[cisono]

Most of mine fell out by themselves but I remember I had a wobbely one at little school at there was this wall/brick bench type thing that we used to play around at breaks and one day I got pushed and fell over this wall and my tooth fell out onto the grass and I couldn't find it, I was gutted because I didn't think the tooth fairy would come so my parents come up with the idea of writing a letter explaining what had happened and maybe she would then give me some money, and she did..amazing!

I think I had one removed by the dentist...

The tooth fairy was very understanding there

Not sure why, the tooth fairy doesn't seem to extend her services to Italy.

We reportedly have some kind of little "mouse" bringing us money in exchange for our milk teeth

[filbertway]

Mine came out with a little help from me, sometimes painful twisting it till they came out, sometimes naturally just fell out

[Brummie-FOX]

Some of mine have just randomly fell out though..

Like when i was in the shower

And even more random, after Leicester had beaten Fulham 3-0 on penalties in a Worthington Cup game in 99/00

[lookwhaticando]

Most of mine fell out of their own accord, with me giving them a good tug to make sure they came out promptly.

However, two of mine on the top, either side, broke apart and didn't come out cleanly. And in fact, the teeth were coming through regardless - they actually pushed the fragment of remaining tooth upwards. It took me many years to remove the two fragments myself (about a third of a tooth on each side).

I've yet to require a dentist... though with my Wisdoms coming thru at funny angles (right side only, I have none at all on the left side...) they'll need removing before they see the light.

Happy days.

[Katy]

If I had a wobbly one, i used to myther it to death by fiddling with it - constantly! And when it was very loose I used to twist it round until the 'string' of the gum snapped.

[Guest]

Cadbury's chocolate eclairs got rid of most, barring two which the dentist removed. One was pushed to the side like a fang, the other was sheared in half by the adult tooth, bit like LWICD. In the end the dentist removed both, the sheared one turned out to have a root.

As for wisdom teeth.....my mouth is too small, so the top ones grew out to the side, and had to be taken out. The bottom ones keep trying, but haven't come through yet, but will probably have to be removed.

[cisono]

However, two of mine on the top, either side, broke apart and didn't come out cleanly. And in fact, the teeth were coming through regardless - they actually pushed the fragment of remaining tooth upwards. It took me many years to remove the two fragments myself (about a third of a tooth on each side).

They took years to come off?

Wow, what type of teeth were they? (Number or name, as you prefer)

[lookwhaticando]

They took years to come off?

Wow, what type of teeth were they? (Number or name, as you prefer)

Not a clue - they are/were the second teeth from the back at the top... whatever they're called.

[cisono]

Not a clue - they are/were the second teeth from the back at the top... whatever they're called.

molars or pre-molars of the milk variety then?

[lookwhaticando]

molars or pre-molars of the milk variety then?

Yes, something like that.

The just split in two, one bit dropped out, the other didn't - and it remained in place while the new tooth came through, and they were basically stuck. After a few years I decided to take matters into my own hands (well, fingertips) and try to get them out. I managed to work them loose, and left it like that hoping they'd do the rest themselves. When they didn't drop out, I worked them some more until I could just pull them out with ease.

Wasn't easy, but I'm glad I did it.

My dentist of the day knew they were there, but didn't bother suggesting their removal (he wasn't an NHS dentist either) - so I guess he just didn't think it was worth it really.

[Guest]

My dentist of the day knew they were there, but didn't bother suggesting their removal (he wasn't an NHS dentist either) - so I guess he just didn't think it was worth it really.

Mine didn't for about 5 years, then he changed his mind.

[cisono]

Mine didn't for about 5 years, then he changed his mind.

Wow.... I guess he reckoned it would fall out of its own accord... but then it didn't happen...

[Guest]

Wow.... I guess he reckoned it would fall out of its own accord... but then it didn't happen...

Whadda they know?

[cisono]

Whadda they know?

Not much, obviously...

When I complained that I found a piece of metal (nail-like thing) under my tongue after last year visit to my dentist's, he said "oh nothing would have happened if you'd swallowed it"

[DanTheFoxBhoy]

When it was loose, that was the end - twisting and yanking until I had a bloodied tooth in my hand, and the prospect of receiving a gold coin donation on the horizon.

[Daggers]

I have no teeth. I was raised near a crop spraying field in Norfolk and was born with a proboscis. Girls seem to like it.

[cisono]

When it was loose, that was the end - twisting and yanking until I had a bloodied tooth in my hand, and the prospect of receiving a gold coin donation on the horizon.

donation from... whom?

[Katy]

donation from... whom?

Ive come to the conclusion that Cis is indeed, from another planet.

[cisono]

Ive come to the conclusion that Cis is indeed, from another planet.

I've come to the conclusion you are not reading other people's posts.

As I explained earlier, there are different customs in different countries.

I was just checking if they had any special customs in this area...

[Katy]

I've come to the conclusion you are not reading other people's posts.

As I explained earlier, there are different customs in different countries.

I was just checking if they had any special customs in this area...

Tooth fairy leaves money under the pillow of kids generally in the UK (but obviously not as Dan is in Australia) that lose their teeth. OK?

[lcfc_jme]

To intervene in the tension between two people, I will now go on and state that whilst many of my baby/milk teeth fell out by themselves, I gave a lot of help to the others that didn't want to fall out. It just used to be that if I wanted some money for some sweets, and one of me teeth was wobbly, I'd make sure it came out so I could have them

[cisono]

Tooth fairy leaves money under the pillow of kids generally in the UK (but obviously not as Dan is in Australia) that lose their teeth. OK?

That is why I asked Dan about his teeth/Australian "teeth" customs