When your Permanent tooth takes a very long time to Erupt into the mouth....*

Mom's main concern for her 8 year old is that the "baby tooth in front fell out 1 year ago, and the adult tooth still hasn't erupted". So, we used a CO2 LightScalpel laser to : 1 - Remove a little bit of gum tissue over the Left Central Incisor, to allow it to erupt, and 2 - Release the Low positioning Lip-Tie to allow the gap to close as the central incisor comes down. The patient did great for this quick procedure, under Nitrous oxide/Oxygen. Recovery was easy - minimal pain and minimal bleeding. Mom said that just within 1 day of the procedure, the permanent tooth began to erupt into the mouth! More