answer:My first two boys’ baby teeth have no space between them at all. They are now 11½ and ten. The oldest still has many baby teeth left and is having two pulled next week. The dentist is pulling them because space is so tight, the adult teeth won’t break through until the baby teeth are gone. He still has plenty of baby teeth left after this so we’ll have to wait and see if he needs more pulled. The ten year-old has lost all but six of his baby teeth and those are very loose and should be out by summer’s end with no problem. The dentist has not sent them to the orthodontist yet, we just have to wait and see what they might need. The youngest on the other had has plenty of space between his teeth. Because of his bite, the dentist has already sent him to the orthodontist where he was given a bite plate and head gear! This is the first of at least two phases of orthodontia he is going to need. It feels like the luck of the draw to me.