1 Year Old Top Front Teeth Gap

[Anonymous]

My one year old’s top front two teeth are growing in really far apart. The dentist says that the gap isn’t caused by a lip tie (but that she does have a slight one), but that it’s more genetic. However, neither me nor my husband have any gaps in our teeth and have never worn braces. The dentist says that we should just let the permanent ones come in and put on a brace when she turns about 7. Anyone dealt with this before? Just curious as to if we should get another opinion. I’d hate to wait out the permanent teeth only to find out that we could’ve done something helpful at this early age. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

No one does orthodontics on a one year old

[Anonymous]

They’re not permanent. Wait it out.

I don’t mean to be rude, but why are you so worried about a 1 year old, who barely has full dentition to start with?

[Anonymous]

Yes. My daughter’s two top front teeth grew in like a hippos. By 3 when the rest of the teeth were in, they were normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My one year old’s top front two teeth are growing in really far apart. The dentist says that the gap isn’t caused by a lip tie (but that she does have a slight one), but that it’s more genetic. However, neither me nor my husband have any gaps in our teeth and have never worn braces. The dentist says that we should just let the permanent ones come in and put on a brace when she turns about 7. Anyone dealt with this before? Just curious as to if we should get another opinion. I’d hate to wait out the permanent teeth only to find out that we could’ve done something helpful at this early age. Thanks!

WTH is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

My dd is 6 and still has a pretty big gap between her front teeth. It’s actually really cute and I’m not sure we will fix it with orthodontics but we’ll see when her adult teeth all grow in.

My other dd has zero gaps anywhere in her mouth and she’s the one the dentist is worried about. She has no room for her adult teeth and will probably need major orthodontics before too long. She’s still super cute.

Don’t borrow trouble, op. And don’t get too caught up in one idea of beauty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My one year old’s top front two teeth are growing in really far apart. The dentist says that the gap isn’t caused by a lip tie (but that she does have a slight one), but that it’s more genetic. However, neither me nor my husband have any gaps in our teeth and have never worn braces. The dentist says that we should just let the permanent ones come in and put on a brace when she turns about 7. Anyone dealt with this before? Just curious as to if we should get another opinion. I’d hate to wait out the permanent teeth only to find out that we could’ve done something helpful at this early age. Thanks![/quote

What on earth do you mean? Get braces? Get a tooth pulled? Wear a retainer? What exactly do you think could be done with a toddler?

[Anonymous]

As more of your child’s teeth come in, the original few teeth get pushed around. They’ll all shift dramatically when the adult teeth are coming in. Anything you tried to do now would get undone by all the shifting.

[Anonymous]

OP, you gotta figure out a way to deal with your anxiety before your child gets older. You are being nuts over this.

[Anonymous]

our 1 year old also has a big gap, and though my husband does have a (very cute by the way) gap and both baby and husband actually do have lip ties so probably related and genetic - the dentist actually said this is a great thing in baby teeth. Like others have said it means the adult teeth will actually have space when they come in. He also said that it’s good for preventing decay in the baby teeth because food won’t get stuck in there. He worries much more about kids with teeth close. We were discussing the lip tie so that’s when this came up. Also it’s so darn cute!!

If the adult teeth do have a gap you will I’m sure have the opportunity to fix it when the child has braces since most kids don’t escape that. But I will say that my husband had braces and the gap came back a little once he stopped wearing his retainer. He actually really likes his gap, it’s not that big and I don’t know it seems to kind of become a part of people’s look when they have them. So I would try to learn to love it in case you don’t want your kid picking up on your anxiety about the gap over the next 10-20 years or feeling like it’s something that needs fixing. Kids really internalize that stuff from their parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dd is 6 and still has a pretty big gap between her front teeth. It’s actually really cute and I’m not sure we will fix it with orthodontics but we’ll see when her adult teeth all grow in.

My other dd has zero gaps anywhere in her mouth and she’s the one the dentist is worried about. She has no room for her adult teeth and will probably need major orthodontics before too long. She’s still super cute.

Don’t borrow trouble, op. And don’t get too caught up in one idea of beauty.

Cute as a kid may not be cute as an adult. Fix them if you can afford it.

OP, all her teeth will fall out. It makes no sense to fix it now and there is a discomfort and a huge cost involved but you can probably find some greedy orthodontist who will fix it and then charge you again for the next set of teeth.

[Anonymous]

Why on earth would you think that you need to correct teeth that are going to fall out in 5 years? What is WRONG with you?


Also, if you REALLY want to freak out, let me tell you about my two young children who both have front teeth gaps. One of them also has a chipped front tooth (we don't actually know when or how that happened, just noticed it one day), and she will probably also need a palate expander at some point from sucking on her pacifier.

[Anonymous]

She'll have those teeth for another, like, six years max.

[Anonymous]

It is okay for your baby to not have Hollywood perfect teeth. No one is judging them or you for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dd is 6 and still has a pretty big gap between her front teeth. It’s actually really cute and I’m not sure we will fix it with orthodontics but we’ll see when her adult teeth all grow in.

My other dd has zero gaps anywhere in her mouth and she’s the one the dentist is worried about. She has no room for her adult teeth and will probably need major orthodontics before too long. She’s still super cute.

Don’t borrow trouble, op. And don’t get too caught up in one idea of beauty.

Cute as a kid may not be cute as an adult. Fix them if you can afford it.

OP, all her teeth will fall out. It makes no sense to fix it now and there is a discomfort and a huge cost involved but you can probably find some greedy orthodontist who will fix it and then charge you again for the next set of teeth.

Maybe. Maybe not. As I said, we’ll see what she looks like and decide when she’s older. I have a little gap and I’ve always liked how it looks.