Im worried that the one above it will be affected. The dentist said that it goes a brown colour because it had an infection, after it was hit so hard. It is turning colour already, it was hit about 4 weeks ago.
2006-08-29 00:51:01 · 12 answers · asked by Louise J 1 in Health ➔ Dental
This happened to me! I am now 27 and have gone through the discoloration process, they bleachd the new tooth, didnt work...had a veneer fitted at 15 and then a Crown fitted this year. It will never be like having a real tooth there but it's better than nothing! Just ensure that you/dentist doesnt make him to self consious of it as that would be more damaging.
2006-08-29 00:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Daisy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From your question it seems you have already consulted your dentist since the injury occurred. The tooth is changing colour because when impact occurred, blood vessels deep inside the tooth were ruptured and the blood pigments stained the tooth. This is similar to a bruise elsewhere in the body. However, unlike skin, teeth cannot remove the staining and the tooth will gradually appear darker with time.
The time to worry is if the tooth develops an infection. Your son will complain of pain whilst eating/brushing etc or the surrounding gums appear red and swollen or the tooth becomes mobile early (ie before age 6 years). If you notice a whitish pimple forming on the gum above the tooth, this is an abscess and the tooth needs removing.
With regards to the permanent tooth, this should erupt age 7-8 years. It is difficult to say whether this has been affected without an x-ray. There is not much you can do anyway at this stage apart from remove the deciduous tooth if infection or root fracture is suspected. If your son's tooth was pushed upwards into the socket during injury then this increases the chance of injury to the permanent tooth. I am sure you would have mentioned this if you had noticed a change in position and you would have consulted your own dentist. If you notice that this adult tooth has not erupted within 6-12 months of the same tooth on the opposite side then there may be a problem. Your dentist should keep a close eye on the way things are developing at each check-up. Good luck.
2006-08-30 11:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by Peter F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really need to take him to see a dentist so that he can take an xray to check the permanent tooth underneath. At 5 years old the permanent is almost ready to erupt and shed that baby front tooth. The dentist will need to check to make sure there isn't infection between the permanent and primary teeth. They will let you know if everything looks okay with the permanent tooth. More than likely, it isn't a problem though. The dentist may suggest extracting that baby tooth. Trauma to a tooth is one of the main reasons that kids need dental work, especially little boys! Good luck!
2006-08-29 02:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, the dentist will the tooth where it is as long as it doesn't start to hurt him. Keep an eye out for a "bubble" above this tooth, if one develops, call the dentist and get it checked out. More than likely they will remove the tooth then.
2006-08-29 04:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by justine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry it happen to my son when he was 3 he will be 13 next week all my dentist said was to keep an eye on the adult tooth when it comes though ..the only thing that happen to the adult tooth is it grow abit out of place but with the help of braces its nearly straight ... gets the rail tracks on this Thursday
2006-08-29 01:16:52 · answer #5 · answered by carol p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-26 23:56:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he should be fine, my daughter banged hers on the first day of school and that was over 2 years ago when that fell out the new one grew fine and is perfectly white. we did however take her to the dentist to make sure perhaps you should do this it will put your mind at rest too
2006-08-29 00:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by derren_sally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every thing will be alright with the big teeth but my honest opinion if he was my child i would ask the dentist to remove the tooth then there's no worries
2006-08-29 00:58:00 · answer #8 · answered by zeuse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this happenend to my son too. His 2nd tooth was perfectly fine. Don't worry
2006-09-01 23:49:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
same thing happened to my sister. Her next tooth was fine.
2006-08-29 01:03:30 · answer #10 · answered by scotsman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋