Kitty, I kid you not but, I had 16 teeth out as a child. They were done in 3 sets of 4 and 2 sets of 2!!!!!!!!
I had a double set of teeth which was discovered on x-ray, as my adult teeth grew they had to be removed to allow the 2nd set of adult teeth to come down.
If I hadn't have had them removed I would now be sooooooooo goofy that I would be able to eat an apple through a barbed wire fence.
I don't know how common extra teeth are but this could be a reason for children having several teeth removed together.
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