Yellow Teeth

[Anonymous]

I don’t know if I am crazy but I feel like my 11 month old Kaitlyn has yellow teeth on the top. We have been brushing her teeth since 5 months old everynight before bedtime after her last bottle. We use the infant tooth/gum paste and the little brushes on her since she started showing her upper teeth. I wonder if it’s from all the vomits that she has. She has been pretty stable up to a month ago when she started teething and has been sick on and off. Anyone have the same concerns? I don’t want her to have yellow teeth.

[Anonymous]

My niece, who is not a refluxer has a yellow/brown tooth. The dentist said it was likely from a mineral deficiency in utero. Don’t worry- of course you don’t want yellow teeth, but at least they’re only baby teeth and will fall out anyhow. s&h’s mum2006-4-27 21:8:3

[Anonymous]

When my oldest son turned three I noticed that he had cavities in his
back teeth. I took him to the dentist and he showed me how those
teeth were yellowish/brown and told me that his enamel didn’t fully
develop on those teeth. Unfortunately, his were so bad that he
had to have surgery and both of the bottom teeth removed because decay
was so deep. The dentist indicated that some kids “just have that
happen” but also asked if I had a high fever at some point during
pregnancy. I wasn’t sick so just chalked it up to him being “one
of those kids”. I don’t mean to worry you but if it happens to be
something like that, if caught early you may be able to avoid having to
go through all of that. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Gastric acid can eat through the enamel in teeth. I don’t
know what color they become while that is happening, but just a
thought.

[Anonymous]

I would definitely bring this up at her next check up. My dentist told me that yellow teeth is due to lack of enamel like Tricia said. I didn’t know this could happen to babies, but it does happen to adults as they get older. The enamel wears down and the teeth get more yellow. Maybe there’s something they can do early on to protect her teeth if she is lacking enamel. Good luck. I hope it’s nothing to worry about, but better safe than sorry.

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