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21 month old broke two front teeth

  • 11-02-2010 1:13pm
    #1
    Kashkai
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    My daughter had a fall yesterday and broke her two front top incisors. There's a chip out of both teeth and a jagged edge left behind.

    I broke a front tooth before and had it fixed but due to my daughters age, I know she wouldn't sit still to have them fixed even if it is possible. I know the teethvwill fall out anyway in 5 or 6 years but I'm worried that they might start decaying or that other kids would jeer her broken teeth when she goes to school. Any advice on what to do?


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  • #2
    Arnold Layne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Arnold Layne


    I asked a similar question a few weeks ago in the parenting section

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055815569

    The advice I was given was excellent. We brought our child to the community dentist, as these wouldn't be in it for the money. The dentist checked the child's mouth for any damage and told us to come back if her tooth started to discolour. Other than that, the advise was to leave it alone.


  • #3
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    you would do well to get her to stay still to get anything done, but it may be worth getting it checked all the same. if it's particularly sharp, it could irritate her tongue or lip, so it may be worth smearing some cement on it to tide her over.
    also, is it just a chip or has the tooth moved at all?? if it was a particularly bad wallop, the tooth may die and darken over time. and baby teeth can be killed pretty easily.
    but as eims said on the other thread, some people get a fear when they're very young and the noises and smells scare the bejaysis out of them. it put her off dentists, but some people go the opposite and get pretty used to the whole scene, and do dentistry. like me!


  • #4
    Kashkai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭Kashkai


    Thanks for the replies. I was hoping they could be fixed as they are like a pair of fangs now.


  • #5
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    Prosperous Dave wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies. I was hoping they could be fixed as they are like a pair of fangs now.

    if they're that damaged, then the nerve may be damaged. you should bring her to the local community dentist or a paedodontist just to be safe. if the nerve is exposed and gets infected, it could cause some damage to the developing adult tooth behind it.


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