Shark Tooth

Last night we discovered that Preston has achieved an impressive feat: he's gotten his first permanent tooth without having to lose any baby teeth! Apparently, this is a fairly common occurrence nicknamed "shark teeth" where the new tooth is in a hurry to come up and the baby tooth still has too much root left to be pushed out easily. The new tooth simply takes the path of least resistance and comes in behind the baby tooth. The baby tooth should be pushed out soon (his is really loose) and then the new tooth will move into the proper position (hopefully!). But if not, the dentist will have to pull the baby tooth and possibly others around it. In any case, with Paul's and my dental history, I'm sure we'll be lining the orthodontist's pockets at some point!