Childs (adult) front tooth damaged - possible root canal?

pinkyponk2

My 8 year old daughter fell off her scooter a few weeks ago and bust her lip. In the last couple of weeks her top front tooth (adult tooth) began to turn grey.

I brought her to the dentist earlier this week. They did an x-ray and said there was no damage to the root. They then did a cold test and she couldn't feel the cold on the affected tooth as much as she could on other teeth.

The dentist took a photo of the tooth and wants her to come back in 4 weeks to review the tooth. I asked what the possibility of a root canal was and she said 50/50.

My question is - is it possible that the tooth can start going back to its normal colour on its own over the next 4 weeks? Also if she does need a root canal will this make her tooth go back to its normal colour or will she be looking at bleaching it for the rest of her life?

I should also mention that they greyness is not very noticeable, most people cant notice it at all so it's fairly light.

Thanks in advance, really don't want it to end in a root canal!

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Any damage has been done already. The dentists approach seems reasonable to me. Test and retest to see if the tooth is dead.

A root canals may very well be needed, the colour may return to normal or it may not. Internal whitening may be needed. You daughter will need this tooth restored and restored all throughout her life unfortunately.

This will work out as its going to. Your own desires have no impact on that. Dental trauma is unpredictable and common.

Dianthus

This is an excellent website if you want further information on stats- www.dentaltraumaguide.org
However, as outlined, really a "watch& wait" approach is often the best that can be done, & then intervene when clinical&/radiographic signs&/symptoms dictate.
If you would like a second opinion apart from that of your general dentist, you could choose to have a clinical examination with a paediatric dental specialist & also an endodontist (root canal specialist)

safariandmd

Due to accident your daughter tooth nerve is damage and it may cut off the blood supply to the tooth, resulting in a gray appearance. So I would say you should visit dentist for the treatment because it create more problem in future.