How many TEETH you have...

I am missing three of my permanent teeth too. The dentist told me that it is because of a severe fever I had as an infant; apparently it killed the "buds" that would have eventually turned into adult teeth. Long after my other adult teeth came in, I still had those three baby teeth chillin with the rest. My orthodontist had them pulled with the intention of closing the holes up with braces, but I moved and switched orthos and it was never done. I haven't worried about it because they are not visible when I talk or anything, but I plan on getting it taken care of eventually. I'll have to look into the genetic thing... I wonder if I was told wrong? Do you care if I ask which teeth your daughter is missing?

my dad is missing both of his upper laterals. My older sister is also missing one of these and so is my daughter. I believe my dad said his mother was also missing these teeth! I guess I just got lucky.

Now I am really curious lol... I never thought to see which teeth, specifically, I am missing. Turns out they are all second premolars (both on top, and the lower left). The fact that they are all the same makes me wonder if there is a reason beyond a bad fever.. seems like randomly missing three of the same teeth would be a big coincidence!