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A bone of contention in the house.
Sprog has a couple of loose teeth and has been wiggling frantically at one of them this morning, pulling it out before school.
Once I found out- not difficult owing to the blood on the fingers, breakfast plate, napkin, I asked why and was told it was something the dentist recommended.
Mum also thinks it's a good idea to manually extract rather than let them fall out naturally, so my suspicions are probably right that the dentist had no involvment in this, but is this the current state of affairs in how teeth are managed ?
I was brought up to believe they should come out on their own, with maybe some persuasion before bed just in case they are so loose they could be swallowed. I'm also aware of the curiosity of kids and the possibility of money under the pillow.
Who is right ?
Sprog has a couple of loose teeth and has been wiggling frantically at one of them this morning, pulling it out before school.
Once I found out- not difficult owing to the blood on the fingers, breakfast plate, napkin, I asked why and was told it was something the dentist recommended.
Mum also thinks it's a good idea to manually extract rather than let them fall out naturally, so my suspicions are probably right that the dentist had no involvment in this, but is this the current state of affairs in how teeth are managed ?
I was brought up to believe they should come out on their own, with maybe some persuasion before bed just in case they are so loose they could be swallowed. I'm also aware of the curiosity of kids and the possibility of money under the pillow.
Who is right ?