Wobbly teeth after a bump

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

DS1 came home from school with two front wobbly teeth after running into another child at afternoon play time.

He is 4.10 and they're not hanging out, just wobbling if touched.

He said it bled at the time but not for long.

Is it just a matter of waiting and seeing what happens or should I be doing something more?

Hi, I would ring your dentist and see what they advise, they will probably want to have a look. This happened to my dd 2 weeks ago, but she is only 15 months! They may reset back into position but get it looked at by dentist.

yy to dentist. tomorrow

Thanks.

I'll ring them first thing.

How did you get on with the dentist?

No appointments available today!

We're going at 9am tomorrow.

They're both wobbly, and he says they ache too, so it'll be interesting to see what they say - probably not a lot I would imagaine!

DS did this and the dentist just had a look and then said wait and see as they often reset themselves. We went back for a check up after a couple of weeks and it had reset so no more wobble but the tooth had discoloured a little which apparently is very common as blood pools in the tooth. Doesn't look great but they would rather leave solid teeth in than remove them.

And, several months later the tooth is pretty much back to white so it can improve.

The dentist may also give you antibiotics as a preventative measure as there is a risk of infection in the gum after this kind of injury.

Thanks for the warnings!

He was a dreadful teether when he was a baby - now his teeth are still a worry!!

DS1 has done this twice.

The first time he was about 20 months old and the tooth came out pretty much straight away after the accident. He is 6 now and he still has a gap!

The second time he had a similar accident in the playgroun last year. His was left at a very odd angle and was very moveable. I took him straight to dentist near school for an emergency appointment. It was still bleeding. The gave him some AB and told us to see our dentist when the swelling went down in a few days. Anyway about 3 days later we went to see our normal dentist who removed it as it was at such an odd angle and was causing him bother...

You're not helping cece!!

What I meant to say was yours doesn't sound too bad. TBH if it first teeth it doesn't really matter too much if it falls out. The second teeth will still grow

I know! [wink}

The dentist was great and explained that at his age, the next teeth are forming in the jaw and this erodes some of the milk tooths root, making it more prone to be wobbly after a bump.

They may fall out earlier than they would have without the bump, or they may not.

They may become discoloured, or they may not!

Glad we wnt, but I'll know for next time (hopefully there won't be a next time for a while!)