Hypocalcified Teeth

its basically when the teeth begin to form (as a fetus) there is a lack of calcium in the enamel, making them weaker and more susceptable to caries, more sensitive to hot/cold/pressure. also it doesnt always neccesarily mean that the permanant teeth will have the same problem.i would advise you to have your child stay away from carbonated beverages, highly acidic fruits and whatnot. also using toothpaste like sensodyne will help with sensitivity. the biggest issue for people is usually cosmetic. most times, hypocalcified teeth will have white, yellow or even brown spots on them..

i just took my 2 yr son to an oral surgeon today because he had three cavities he had to get filled . he's been visiting the dentist since he turned 1 , going every 6 months and i always thought he had good teeth , but every time we would go to his checkup lately he would have a new cavity. his regular dentist never told me he had hypo calcified teeth but today as the surgeon put three crowns in his mouth we were told that he had this hypo calcification which is why he was getting so many cavities . he had one tooth that was actually chipping so they crowned that one but he still has some other teeth that have soft spots so we have to have extra good oral one hygiene with him now . i just wish his regular dentist could have told us this a while ago maybe he wouldn't of had to go through the pain of his oral surgery and anesthesia . one question i do have is how do kids get this ? they said its an interruption when his teeth were forming , but what could it have been ?

this occurs when the tooth/teeth are not developed completely during formation. The tooth may then be weak.... etc.

It means the tooth is poorly calcified.

Here is a link on it:
http://www.pediatricdentistsf.com/faqs_dd_hypocalcificati...

My daughter, has 2 teeth that are like that.

just visited the dentist today for my 15 month old son; they had been watching his two front teeth for 6 months and the dentist recommended composite fillings because one of the two had softened. No worries, just watch if the tooth changes color, indicating a cavity. My son was a month early, was yours? (just curious)

My 3 year old has 2 molars that are hypocalcified. We were just at the pediatric dentist last week and she pointed them out and explained that we would just watch them carefully to be sure they remained healthy, and that we needed to be very careful to brush them very well. They are weaker than other teeth and more prone to decay, but overall it doesn't seem to be too big a deal.