my little girls two front teeth have turned blue/grey within 24 hours...???

Question

couple of weeks ago my wee one fell and banged her face of the ground she's had a couple of bangs to the face (front teeth) friday she went into hospital to get her tonsils removed before she went into threath she'd fell and banged her mouth again now within 24 hours her two front teeth have turned a funny colour blue/grey i've phoned the hospital up and they say they've never hear of anything like that happening after getting your tonsils out and to make an appointment for the dentist...

Any ideas..???

it is her baby teeth she still has she's only 3 years old never walks but runs everywhere x

Answer 1

The teeth changing color has nothing to do with having her tonsils removed. You said she had a fall and also that she has banged her front teeth a few times. The change it color means that the teeth have died. The teeth have nerves in them right in the middle and when they are affected by trauma like falling or hitting them on something, that can cause the nerve to die and there is no more blood supply to the nerve of the tooth. This might not even cause her pain in the teeth straight away, but with time it can cause an abesses (infection) as bacteria can get in. She is only 3 years old so it will be a good 3 years before her adult teeth will erupt. I would take her to the dentist and have a chat to him about what to do. If there is a great chance of infection sometimes they will decide to clean out the inside of the tooth where the dead nerve is, sometimes they leave it for a while and see how it goes, and sometimes if the patient is in pain and they cant settle it they take the teeth out. I don;t think it will affect her adult teeth, but I would definately take her into the dentist. Good luck

Answer 2

When I was younger, I fell, and my two front teeth created an abcess which resulted in me having to get surgery. When my adult teeth grew in, they grew discolored. That never went away. I saw three different dentists, and they all told me the same thing. It was the result of a medication I was on when they took me into surgery. It is a permanent stain, and the only way to correct it is to have veneers put in. Hopefully, your daughter does not have her adult teeth, but I am guessing she does. You definitely need the opinion of a dentist. I had 2 front teeth replaced by veneers, and it was VERY pricey. Insurance will not cover it because it is considered a "cosmetic" procedure.

Answer 3

When she banged them she might have damage the nerve and the teeth may be dead, put ice cube on her 2 front teeth to see if she can feel them, if she can then the teeth maybe Okay, my niece feel the other day and knocked her front teeth, she was rushed to dental hospital and the dentist said they might die as she had damage the nerve, when she went back 2 weeks later that's what the dentist done, her teeth are dead so she will have to have force ones (she is 9) hopefully your daughters might be fine.

Answer 4

hiya, A tooth that is bumped can turn darker. What is happening here is like a bruise. Some of the blood from the nerve of the tooth leaks out into the tooth structure. Sometimes the tooth can get quite dark. Many times the darkness will fade away. Sometimes it stays a little darker. Take your daughter into the dentist for a baseline xray. Then he/she and you will watch the area. If you notice a bump or pimple over the tooth then the nerve has died.

hope this helps

K x

Answer 5

It sounds like when she fell, the nerves got cut some how and now the teeth are dead and will fall out. As bad as that sounds, assuming she is young enough, her "adult" teeth should grow in fine. You may want to consult a dentist though just to insure the rest of her teeth are fine. I don't think it has anything to do with getting her tonsils out.

Answer 6

she must have damaged the roots of the front teeth. It has nothing to do with getting her tonsils out. Just a coincidence that the "bangs to the mouth" finally did enough damage to damage the teeth. They are dead but shouldnt cause her trouble aside from the look. my son was always falling onhis poor little face. Still has the scars on his lips from his teeth going through and he is 16.

Answer 7

If they are baby teeth I wouldn't be too concerned. A knock to the teeth can cause this. (It happened to me with permanent ones, again just the front teeth which suddenly went black; as a child my front teeth were knocked out in an accident, and the dentist thinks this may have caused my outgrowing permanent ones to get damaged. Mine needed to be resurfaced).
I suggest you ask the dentist though regarding your child. x

Answer 8

Mumaker66 is exactly right; There was some hemorrhaging in the pulp chamber. No need to rush to a Dentist unless the tooth was pushed inward enough to interfere with the bite. At age three however, it is time to start taking your child to the Dentist on a regular basis.

Answer 9

she's damaged the nerves in her front teeth ... you need to get your dentist to assess the problem..this often presents some time after the fall /bang to the tooth .. your dentist will probably assess the vitality of the tooth by putting something hot /cold against it & noting your childs response. the discoloration is caused by bleeding in the tooths root chamber... As shes so young they'll probably just monitor them to make sure they don't get infected or damage her permenant teeth . hope she'll be ok

Answer 10

It's got nothing to do with the tonsils - it's the falls onto her face that did it. Hopefully there just baby teeth, and all will be well.
Hope she's feelng better now.