broken milk teeth

[Rosetips]

My very nearly 2 yr old has fallen and badly chipped her top two front teeth. We have been advised by the dentist that they will both need to be removed. As well as trauma about losing her completly perfect smile I am worried about impact on speech development and also social/emotional impact of looking different as she starts preschool then school. Also does anyone know anything about remedial treatments - I've read about infillers and things but don't want her to go through any more painthan necessary

[SparkleRainbow]

How badly chipped are they? My dd fell any knocked out bottom two front teeth by the root, broke part of her jaw, and chipped top teeth as well. We were living in US at the time, they said her top teeth might die, but they didn't, she ight have permenantly damaged lower teeth tooth buds, still not through yet, but she is not yet 5, so they are not late.

Saw a speech therapist when we came back to UK, she has a slight lisp as her tongue pushes through the gap, but they were very confident that this would rectify itself when her adult teeth came through. No children have ever commented to her on her missing teeth, and mnat adults never even notice!

I don't know if this helps, I feel for you, I sobbed and sobbed over the lost of her toothy smile, she was only 15 months when it happened, so it felt like she lost them before I had even got used to them being there!

[BigWeeHag]

DS1 (4) has recently had both of his removed, yes, I cried (shallow) because he is already quite different and obviously it made that worse, but the op was really simple and fast, and we got used to his new look in a matter of days - preschool friends were just impressed by it!

[Rosetips]

Thank you for words of reassurance. She's now had both teeth out as they were really badly chipped. It was far worse for me and now she's running and jumping and eating everything and anything so all Ok in the end. Her smile is obviously different but think she can get away with the kooky look!