Jack had to go to Royal Blackburn this week and have a tooth extracted under general anaesthetic,i wasn't happy at all,mostly because i felt like it was my fault (i brush his teeth regularly) but give him sweets nearly everyday.Poor little mite was basically having surgery because of me, but it turned out he had cracked a tooth (from falling over) and it had got infected without us knowing and actually had got as far down as the root of the tooth.It didn't make me feel much better because he still had to have this tooth out but at least i have looked after his teeth properly.
How do i know this?
Although he was one of the youngest,he was the only one having one tooth out-the rest were having 6 or 7
Considering there were 10 of them having teeth out(varying ages), i thought it was a bit extreme.I asked a nurse why there were so many to be told they have 10 every Monday,and its rare they have a child having just one tooth out.
So my question is (and i havn't google yet) apart from natural decay or parents not brushing these kids teeth,why else would a 5 year old or under have more than 2 teeth out?