I got into a fight, and i got punched on my tooth, the 1 on the front, and that tooth was movin around for like 3 weeks now it doesnt hurt but it s getting blackish and i went to a doctor she said it might need root canal, but i m so scrared and i dont want it! if i just let it go will it get more darker or fall of? or wat will happend will it stay the same color? beside root canal what else can i do?
2007-01-11 12:02:12 · 9 answers · asked by jamal 1 in Health ➔ Dental
It is turning black because it is dying. Suck it up. You were man enough to get in to a fist fight, now be man enough to fix that smile.
2007-01-11 12:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by InquiringMinds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it won't fall out. It is getting darker because the root is dying and there is no blood supply to it. Sooner or later it will become infected and start to abscess. If you have a good dentist, maybe you can get in for an emergency root canal. If not, you are just going to be in alot of pain for awhile till you can get into the dentist. May as well go now and get it over with, or have it pulled. That will solve your fears.
2007-01-11 12:13:13 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently got hit in the mouth. Have to wait to see the dentist to make sure the punch didn't damage the root. If it did the dentist said I would need a root canal to fix the root so i don't lose the tooth. Get it done unless you want fake teeth later.
2007-01-11 12:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by insd92104 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the nerve in your tooth got damaged when you got hit. The blackening of the tooth is probably from the tooth dying because of this injury. I've heard that a root canal isn't that bad, you should probably have one done if your dentist suggests it.
2007-01-11 12:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Dazz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to save the tooth, you will need a root canal and then a post and crown. You're only other option is to have the tooth pulled and a partial put in.
2007-01-11 12:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by apollogurl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teeth darken when the blood flow to the root is intererrupted or damaged. You should see a dentist immediately. You may be loosing the tooth.
2007-01-11 12:11:38 · answer #6 · answered by Kerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You killed the nerve, bro.
You can only get it root canaled or porcelain veneers.
If you don't want to do the root canal and are looking for something that hurts less, the veneers are not the way to go.
Fixing dying/dead nerves hurts plenty.
2007-01-11 12:42:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad got hit in the tooth by a baseball as a kid, but it didn't knock out his tooth. It did, however, damage the nerve to his tooth. The doctor said it would have been better if the tooth would have been cleanly knocked out -- they could have just reinserted the tooth. Ever since that event, that one tooth in his mouth has had an odd off-white hue. You should talk to a periodontist or an oral surgeon.
2007-01-11 12:09:02 · answer #8 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the dentist same thing happen to me that's about all you can do
2007-01-11 12:06:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋