I took my DS (almost 4) for his first appointment at the dentist today.
It was all fine until I mentioned that his front teeth were slightly misaligned. The dentist asked whether he had ever banged his teeth. I remembered that he had fallen on a tiled floor when we were on holiday 18 months ago and banged them. They bled at the time but looked fine afterwards - they didn't discolour or go wobbly. Since then I have noticed that one tooth is slightly further back and shorter. It looks fine but you can tell if you look properly.
The dentist mentioned that the blow may have damaged the adult tooth behind it which could come through misaligned, discoloured, ridged or chipped or it could be ok. As you can imagine I feel pretty gutted about it. We won't know until the adult tooth erupts around 7 years of age.
Does anyone have a similar experience. Was the tooth ok or damaged and how was it repaired (if at all)?
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1st dentist visit - banged tooth may not come through properly :-( Advice please
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OhForFrigSake · 16/05/2016 12:25
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