My 6 year old daughter's front top baby tooth has been loose, then tighten back up, then loose again for the past two months. Just yesterday, I noticed it changing to a bluish/purplish color. My husband thinks it is the berry juice that she drinks staining it, but I'm not sure. Why would the berry juice that she has been drinking for quite a while suddenly be the culprit? There has been no injury to the tooth that we are aware of. It’s just time for her adult tooth to be pushing threw the gum soon. That said, the enamel on the tooth never formed correctly, so it had to be filled a few times in the past couple of years. It was last filled almost a year ago. I don't know if that has any impact on this situation. The tooth is loose, but not quite loose enough to come out. Has anybody seen this before? I'll be calling the dentist Monday, but I want some insight from others who might have had a similar experience.
2007-10-13 17:07:34 · 6 answers · asked by Nicole M 2 in Health ➔ Dental
It sounds like the nerve is dead.
2007-10-13 17:12:02 · answer #1 · answered by Livi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a lie it's a game. There is a difference and children know the difference between fairy tales and reality. Don't be so over dramatic and careful with your kids. If you calculate and analyze everything in your childs life then you are doing more harm than good. Come on, let the kids have some fun. Tooth fairy, easter bunny, santa clause are all a part of a happy childhood and don't damage the child in any way and certainly are not lies, they are games and traditions.
2016-05-22 08:10:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decreased or lack of blood flow to the tooth. Has there been any change to her gums around the tooth? Something to check into. I hope your husband is right, but the fact it has been loose doesn't really sound reasonable that it is only staining.
Good luck. Hope it is nothing serious.
2007-10-13 17:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually this is just part of the normal resorptive process of the next tooth coming up. The inside of the baby tooth can be "eaten up", leaving the gum growing into it, hence the colour.
There is usually no need to intervene. Rest easy. You don't do pulpotomies on 6-year-old baby incisors.
2007-10-13 20:24:32 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Matt W (Australia) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to me too, the nerve of the tooth is dead (not feeding oxygen to the tooth anymore). If her permanent tooth is in place, I would suggest hard taffy or caramel apples. She'll be okay.
2007-10-13 18:39:49 · answer #5 · answered by bennyta b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WHEN A DECIDUOUS (BABY) TOOTH IS COMMONLY DISCOLORED IT'S BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN SOME BLEEDING INSIDE THIS TOOTH, OFTEN CAUSED BY TRAUMA, AND THE TOOTH IS IN NEED OF A PULPOTOMY.
SEE YOUR DENTIST.
2007-10-13 18:59:29 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋