Re: Re: Dental Problems and clubfeet?

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And here I am stressing about baby bottle tooth decay (which I don't know if he

has--- We're going to the dentist in 2 weeks to find out) from all the nursing

Gabe still does at 18 months...Poor girl! I hope everything works outfor you

cosmetically. Yes, kids are so mean to each other. Are veniers (sp???) an option

instead of caps? They sand down the tooth quite a bit anyway for those... I know

they are quite expensive though...

wrote: Well shoot Donna, So sorry to hear that

and you are having to

deal with this!!! I really don't know anything about it, have you

checked to see if Yahoo has any kind of support group for this

condition, you may be able to get some more info on it from a support

forum.

& Grace

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have been dealing with the possibility that my daughter may have

> amelogenesis imperfecta. This is a dental condition that affects

the

> enamel of the teeth. Since her teeth have been coming in, 's

> teeth have been almost serrated, seem to be breaking, and the

enamel

> has come off from her teeth. Now the two new ones she just got came

> in without enamel! This is not a case of baby bottle tooth decay.

>

> Anyway, I was at the pool on Friday for 's therapy and ran

> into my friend with the daughter who has arthrogryposis. We began

> talking and I mentioned 's teeth. Imagine my surprise when

> Crystal says that her daughter Haromoni (now 4) has the same issue!

> Is this just a strange coincidence (the statistic is something like

> one in every 14,000 births!)? Do any of you have experience with

> this condition in your children? I'm wondering if there is a

> correlation between amelogenesis imperfecta and issues like

clubfeet

> and arthrogryposis. I am aware that the prevalence statistics are

> quite different between the two conditions, but would like to know

> if anyone else has experienced this.

>

> I dare say that I am more upset about this condition than I was

> about the clubfeet. They don't do anything to correct the baby

> teeth, so they will turn from yellow to brown and may fall out

> early. Then, when her permanent teeth come in, she will need

> complete crowns. Knowing how important a good smile is to self

> esteem, and knowing how cruel children can be, I am very upset

about

> this. We go to the pediodontist the day before Thanksgiving and I

> hope to get some answers then.

>

> Donna

> mother to (6-5-92), (7-19-99), Jakob (12-06-01),

and

> -bilateral clubfeet corrected FAB 12-14/7 (11-01-04)

>