Monday, October 27, 2008

Teeth at Grand Old Age of Three

Dear Kierra has always been very late where teeth is concerned. Her first teeth sprouted at around 10 months and now at the grand old age of three, is sprouting her last set of molars. Wow, mighty late.

The cons of it? Her slow eating - as she uses her front teeth for chewing and sometimes it can take a looong while..... apart from that, no major worry. The only consolation? I've been told that later bloomers (in the department of teeth sprouting) will mean that the child will start having decays later.
Kierra using her front teeth as usual
Not sure if it's true. Kieona has been having a lot of cavities (she started sprouting at 6 months and finished by around 2 years old) and we've spent quite a lot on dentistry for her. Would not have mattered much to Mommy that much if she had not kept insisting on keeping her looks in pristine condition for any shot at modelling.

What to do? No choice lah....

1 comment:

Pudgy Mummy said...

My girl's last 4 molars erupted a few months back and she's already 3.5 y/o now.

Would't agree with the late sprouting = less decay though. Robyn has quite a few cavities and the fillings are just to buy time till it's time for them to be replaced.