My son just lost 3 teeth...

[jajuan]

My DS4 was playing with his friends and lost one tooth by the root and at least two others are chipped. I am frantic and waiting for the dentist to call and thought I would come to the boards for any information from people this has happened to. A friend told me that they will probably pull the other two and he will have 3 missing front teeth until his permanant ones come in. Has anyone had experience from this. I hate to think of my DS toothless for 3 years...my kids lose their first teeth late. TIA

 

[goofy's friends]

He probably will lose them, but you could try putting the tooth in milk to preserve it and they minght try to put it in

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Depending on your pediatric dentist they might put some little false teeth in there to keep his other teeth from moving. (I really like Dr. Holt in Carrollton.)

My DS fell down the day before his 3rd birthday and knocked his tooth sideways in the socket. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. It tightened back up, but they told me if it fell out prematurely they would put a little false one in there.

3 is a lot of teeth to come out at once, so I can't imagine they would just leave it. The chipped ones can probably be repaired if the roots aren't damaged. Good luck! Dental emergencies are not my favorite!

 

[Beca]

A friend of mine's little girl lost her two front teeth when she was three (actually, she lost one and they had to pull the other one).

The dentist gave her mom a choice of making a "bridge" that she could wear if she wanted to, but the mom turned him down.

Seriously, I know it is really sad, but it happens a LOT!! The receptionist at our dentist's office had a little girl who lost her front teeth when she hit them on the bathtub.

Those baby teeth are pretty soft, so they break kind of easily (remember, they are only meant to last 4-5 years). The good news is that almost all of the time, no damage is done to the soft tissue, or bone structure of the mouth, and the new teeth come in just fine and pearly white!!

It seems really bad now, but my friend said it didn't bother her (or her daughter) as much as they had feared. Everyone just assumed she was older and had started losing her teeth, and she had no speech impediments after the first few days.

My friend even said, "You know...years from now we'll look back and laugh. Of COURSE it was this one of my children who did this....she is just a rough and tumble little girl...this kind of fits with her personality."

I know it seems really upsetting right now, but your son could've been hurt a lot worse than teeth.

I hope he feels better tomorrow!!



Beca

Hey...I just realized we're neighbors!!! We're in Highland Village, too. I didn't know there was anyone else posting from this town!!

 

[barkley]

when dd fell off her bike and knocked big chunks out of both front teeth the dentist built them back up with dental veneers. he could only take off the rough edges initialy because he said he had to wait until they were beyond the 'shock period' (said it would be too painful for a couple of weeks).

 

[aprilgail2]

My daughter chipped her front teeth by falling on a radiator in a relatives home when she was 2 1/2-they didn't pull them, we just left them like that until they fell out naturally once she was 5.

 

[maliboomer]

I got hit by a hockey stick in the mouth (off the field by a friend who was being stupid, lol). It cracked one of my permanent front teeth in half and I had to have it rebuilt by a cosmetic dentist, you can't tell now.

My little brother had a similar situation to your DS and he had to have teeth pulled out (it was under a general anaesthetic, but I don't think that's common).
They will probably pull them, unless you are really want him to have them rebuilt then wait until they fall out, which is expensive ($600 a tooth?) and would really only be for looks since they are baby teeth.

 

[golfgal]

I fell and knocked out one front tooth when I was 18 months old. They didn't do anything and I was "toothless" until that one came in when I was 8 or whatever. I didn't have any problems with my permanent teeth coming in, no braces for crooked teeth or anything like that, but it was only one tooth.

 

[jajuan]

Update on DS. Around 3am, he was still bleeding and I took him to Children's Hospital in Dallas. They did a chest x-ray to make sure he didn't aspirate any pieces into his lungs...all clear. He was then seen by the pediatric dentist who pulled the remaining 3 front teeth. He will be toothless until he is around 8 years old where he lost the 4 teeth. He also broke the bone where the teeth were. His upper lip is as big as my fist and that is no joke. He doesn't look like himself at all. We won't know of permantnt damage until later on in life. I am a basket case with no sleep but I wanted to take time to thank everyone that took the time to answer.

 

[Beca]

Update on DS. Around 3am, he was still bleeding and I took him to Children's Hospital in Dallas. They did a chest x-ray to make sure he didn't aspirate any pieces into his lungs...all clear. He was then seen by the pediatric dentist who pulled the remaining 3 front teeth. He will be toothless until he is around 8 years old where he lost the 4 teeth. He also broke the bone where the teeth were. His upper lip is as big as my fist and that is no joke. He doesn't look like himself at all. We won't know of permantnt damage until later on in life. I am a basket case with no sleep but I wanted to take time to thank everyone that took the time to answer.

I am so sorry it turned out being so serious!!! I hope they can keep your ds "medicated" until he feels better...I cannot imagine what he must be feeling!!

Well...I guess you will have a VERY special celebration when those teeth come back in!!!

Take care of him....and YOU!!!!



Beca

 

[liznboys]

Oh wow, I'm sorry that happened! I can somewhat understand how you're feeling. My 2nd son had a tooth injury last December...just a couple days before our trip to WDW. It ended up that he "bruised" his top, middle tooth. So he didn't lose any teeth, but he'll have the bruised (discolored) tooth till it falls out naturally. His situation doesn't compare to the extent of your son's, but I know how freaked I was just with my guy, I can't imagine what you must be feeling. Hang in there!!!