DC 1 - knocked loose both adult lower front teth aged about 5 falling over a stationary bike.
DC 1 - knocked out 1 baby adult tooth and dislodged 2 others aged about 6 (I can't even remember how now)
DC 1 - chipped bottom adult tooth on school climbing frame aged about 8
DC 1 - Broke adult top tooth and moved another one falling off scooter age 10.
DC 1 - Fell on face and broke and dislodged both front teeth age 11 in school.
DC 2 - Filling age 8. No anasthetic and was distraught.
DC 2 - Extraction of tooth as filling failed a couple of months later.
DC1 Root canal on front tooth that died age 11
DC 2 - Another filling on tooth that was next to the first tooth age 9
DC 1 - Needs a second root canal on other front tooth as that has now died age 12.
DC 2 - Knocked front tooth today and feels weird.
As a kid, I remember one boy knocking his front teeth out running into a pole. Since then, despite playing contact sports, I've never known anyone else have tooth injuries.
What is going on with my kids?! They brush their teeth, drink water 99% of the time, wear gumshields when doing dangerous things. No broken limbs, just broken teeth. To make matters worse, my Dad was a dentist and so as well as never having had so much as a filling, I have an ingrained understanding that your teeth are for life and need to be looked after.
What am I doing wrong?!