TREATING THE SHARK TEETH
It’s not really an emergency, but need to be addressed. Take your child to visit a dentist if the double row of teeth lasts longer than 3months. The dentist will evaluate if there is a major problem and decide depending on the situation. He will usually extract the stubborn baby tooth and create more space by removing the adjacent baby teeth. He also has a choice of reducing the width of the baby tooth and making it slimmer, a process called ‘disking’. The new tooth will come into position in a few weeks or months time. Please wait patiently as this is a slow process. Your child may help push the teeth forward with his or her tongue. If you look closely, the permanent teeth will have ridges on its biting edge. These are called ‘mammelons’ and will be worn down during the chewing process and form straight incisal edges. It is present on all our permanent teeth when they erupt. Permanent tooth is less whiter than primary tooth and blends itself with the gum color as time goes by. They may appear big in size but it will be fine as the head will grow proportionately.
