Front teeth being knocked out

[skewiff]

I feel VERY pathetic posting about this. My DS has mild cerebral palsy and so I know there are much bigger issues to be worrying about.

DS fell over two years ago and one top front teeth was knocked out. We had to go to hospital to get the roots taken out as it was broken.

Then today DS, now 5, fell over in the library (he was chasing a 2 year old and I didn't stop him, so feel awful). His second top front tooth has now been knocked out.

Should I see a dentist about this? And will it affect his later teeth? Have any of you found that to be the case? I am being very superficial worrying about this, but I feel DS already has enough things making him different.

Plus I know this will make him dribble/drool more and probably make his speech less clear.

I'm just feeling guilty I think.

Thank you.

Don't feel bad. It wasn't your fault.
And don't feel superficial about worrying about his teeth. They are important, even in a child with Cerebral palsy.

Did you save the tooth? It is sometimes possible to put them back in if it's quick enough.
Mind you, as he's 5, he would be losing it quite soon naturally anyway.

I would recommend taking him to a dentist. It's best to get his mouth checked out, even if only to put your mind at rest.

I think the putting it back in thing is for adult teeth? I think because the body expects to lose baby teeth it doesn't accept them back. (that was what I was told when DD knocked hers out anyway, and we were at the denitst very very fast).

Skewiff, I cried and cried and cried when it happened to DD. There are now four of them in her class alone who have done the same! You do get used to it.

Thank you. It is weird how sad I feel. It feels disproportionate to whats happened.

When he lost the first one 2 years ago, I felt the same.

I suppose having lost 2, rather than just one, teeth I wonder how he's going to eat and speak and his dribbles a lot already. But like you say we'll get used to it. I can't believe there are 4 in the same class who have done the same thing.

DS is in a 4 form entry school and me and DP were just saying that we don't know of anyone else at all who has done it.

My DSis accidentally took mine by swinging her lunch box into my face! She didn't even mean to hit me for a change! My adult teeth grew back straight and strong, so no nasty side effects. It happens more than you'd think :)

My DS was knocked over by an adult cyclist and lost his two top front teeth when he as 3 (is now 4).

I was distraught - he just looked not like himself. It does not seem to have affected his speech. And I was worried about eating - but he manages with corn on the cob just fine

His teeth came in later than normal - so I think we wont get his adult teeth until later than other kids.

Probably best to get him checked out by a dentist just to be sure all is ok.

Thank you everyone x

We don't reimplant baby teeth, there isn't much point to be honest and reimplanted teeth have a high chance of becoming ankylosed (fused to the bone) and they then won't exfoliate (fall out) properly.

As he is five, he should be losing it within 2 years anyway as someone has already said. Did you see the tooth? Can you describe the root? This will show whether the permanent tooth is en route!!

No we lost the tooth in the library. I didn't think it had even fallen out. I was very worried that the tooth had been pushed up into the gum. But DS says that he felt something in his mouth and spat it out and that it was white.

I wasn't sure whether he was imagining it as there was loads of blood and he was keeping his mouth tightly shut for ages. I didn't see an opportunity for a tooth to be spat out.

The dentist says just to make sure the gum doesn't swell. So far its all calmed down and DS is eating normally again now.

I knocked my front tooth out when I was 2 and the adult tooth grew back in fine when the time came, no ill effects

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but 3 year old DS lost one of his front teeth today, trying to do cartwheels(!) while I was feeding his baby brother.

We took him straight to the dentist, and luckily he is fine. I know this is the most important thing. But I am feeling terribly guilty and sad.

DS is due to start preschool this Friday and I am worried he will be teased. Please can someone reassure me that this won't be the case?

The dentist said this is a common injury but I am feeling like the worst mum in the world right now