My 21 month old son got one of his front teeth knocked out, will this effect his speech?

Question

his other front tooth is also very loose, what can i do to keep it from falling out?

Answer 1

My son got his knocked out at 18 months it didn't effect his speech at all. His other tooth was also loose and after going to the dentist to have it checked he xrayed it and saw no crack and it tightend up on its own in a couple of weeks. The only thing was his tooth that was knocked out was slower comoing in for some reason but in the end all was ok his teeth came in straight and had no need for braces or other dental work. The only bad thing is he had a cute smile and every picture shows the tooth missing. Good luck

Answer 2

Absolutely not. When I was about 18-19 months old, I had one of my front two teeth knocked out by falling with a bottle in my mouth. The only problem your child might have, again MIGHT, is that it could take a little longer for this tooth to be replaced. If that is the case then you might have to deal with some dental work. My dentist explained to my parents that because I lost my tooth so early on and it took longer for my front tooth to be replaced, the alignment of my teeth were wrong, which caused crowding, and that I would need braces.

Answer 3

It will not affect his speech and as for the other loose tooth this is what my dentist told me when my son was about 4 when it happened to him. He said the tooth may take get solid back in the socket or it may fall out depending on if it gets enough nourishment to keep it in the socket. Many times it may turn dark from the blood that is in it as the blood gets old. It is not a big deal but he will just be without those teeth until his permanent ones come in. I would call your sons dentist though and let him know about this so he can add it to your sons dental records.

Answer 4

I assume these are his baby teeth, so, no it shouldn't affect his speech. It is normal to have teeth fall out and for adult ones to grow in. Usually this happens a lot later than 21 months though. Could you bring him to a dentist?? Just to make sure nothing is wrong, you know?? Sometimes you have to n i p these things in the butt before they cause real problems.

Answer 5

not to worry, kids start losing their first set of teeth anywhere from 3 to 6 years of age, at 21 months, he will not have damaged his secondary set of permanent teeth with such an injury. If the other tooth is loose, don't worry about it, it will come out in it's own time and the next set of teeth will come in as they should.

Answer 6

No. Any tooth at that age is not a permanent tooth. It will not effect how the permanent will grown in or the root. I wouldn't worry about the other loose tooth. If it's loose, there's nothing you can do about it, but again it will not effect his speech.

Answer 7

Probably a little...at his age, he's still working on forming words and his other teeth will eventually come out.

You have talked with your pediatrician, haven't you?
You might also talk with a Speech Therapist as well, to get a better idea of the implications.

Answer 8

See a dentist.

His adult teeth will come in and replace these 2, but the baby teeth may move closer now and affect his bite. You may need a spacer for now.

Ask the dentist if this will affect the way that the adult teeth come in, too.

Answer 9

My neighbor's kid had the same thing happen to him when he was 2. He's four now and I can't understand a word the little brat says. Not to get you down, but it's very possible.

Answer 10

aw poor baby! yes it will effect his speech a little but it will clear up as soon as he gets his new teeth. don't worry.