When my son was born, we ceremonially counted his fingers and toes. We had no idea we should also think about future teeth.
, oligodontia occurs in less than a third of a percent of the population, which makes my son a unicorn. Tooth agenesis, or missing teeth, is “relatively common,” said Tim Wright, a professor at the University of North Carolina’s Adams School of Dentistry. About 30 percent of people are missing wisdom teeth—like me, which was great because I avoided extraction surgery. As much as 8 percent of the population has hypodontia, meaning they are missing up to six adult teeth, excluding wisdom teeth.
In the future, my son, who will soon turn 11, may need reconstructive jaw surgery to help align his bite and bone grafting to ensure a solid foundation for dental implants because part of the reason the jaw grows is to house the teeth, said Wright. Fewer adult teeth can mean less bone.Then there’s the social and emotional impact of having a smile with missing teeth. A study of 1,140 adolescents found that missing teeth. “When you don’t have teeth, people are just going to make fun of you.
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