Loose teeth in 3 yr old after accident - any advice??

[delitex2]

Hi everyone,

This afternoon my two kiddies collided in the loungeroom, my son's head went straight into my daughter's two bottom teeth! There was quite a bit of blood which stopped fairly quickly but her two middle bottom teeth are now wobbly. They are hurting her and she had trouble eating her dinner. There is redness and lines of 'dried' blood along the edge of her gum behind these teeth.

I rang the dentist and the assistant basically said I could have an appointment if I wanted but there wasn't much that could be done. I guess just wait and hopefully they'll fix themselves back into place. She said nerve damage is a possibility, this could cause them to go black.

Has anyone had a similar experience? What did you do and what was the result?

I apologise if I have put this in the wrong place.

TIA

Mel

[Nex]

Stop her wiggling them!

Teeth can re-root themselves if left alone.

I have a slightly crooked bottom front tooth where I knocked it loose in my teens. My dentist said just to leave it alone as much as possible

so no apples, or steak or vigorous brushing!

[WorkingClassMum]

DS had his two top teeth kicked out when he was 5.5 Our dentist wasn't too worried as his adult teeth would be due with 12/18 months anyhow

Your DD is a bit younger - so I'm not sure.

I do know that if they go black they need to come out asap as they can then cause gum problems

I agree - stop touching/wobbling them and leave them alone for as long as possible. I'd also skip brushing them for a day or so and as per the PP, soft food for a few days

Dentists can do wonderful things theses days and her adult teeth are still yet to come through

[sam's mum]

:iagree:

If they do end up coming out I would go to the dentist. My DD knocked a couple of hers out early and the dentist put 'spacers' in, they are metal springy things that stop the other teeth from crowding into the gap so that there will still be space for the adult tooth.