Dental Help Please re impact of chipped toddler tooth

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DD chipped one of her beautiful top incisors last year, middle of August.
I took her to the dentist straight away, who said wait and see, hopefully will be ok.
Mid-November DD was in some pain with it, took her back to dentist who said again looked reasonably normal but would refer her to the dental hospital.
22nd January DD developed what looked like an ulcer on her gum right above where the chipped tooth is. I took her to the doctor who diagnosed it as a pyogenic granuloma, and suggested I take her to the dentist the next day. It was about the size of a pea, and full of blood. That evening, DD had a fall right on her mouth and it popped and all the blood came out, so by the time I took her to the dentist the next day it was just a remnant. Dentist suggested ABs but I asked how necessary these were as I'm not keen on them just being prescribed so automatically. Dentist said not essential, try and get DD to drink some chamomile tea and to come back if need be.
Friday night just gone I noticed a small blister on her gum again, same area, today it's not gotten bigger, and she's not bothered by it at all. But I have also noticed her tooth is a little grey at the base. Only at the back
I'll take her to the dentist this week as soon as I can get an appointment.

Sorry this is long!
My question is really regarding the greying tooth. Does this mean it's likely she will lose it before its natural average lifespan? I am obviously awaiting the dental hospital appointment but no idea how long that will take. Anything I can do in the meantime to save her tooth?
I will of course have her take the ABs if need be.

Anyone?

My ds had an accident when he was tiny and damaged his bottom two teeth. He ended up with a recurring infection in his gums and eventually - after much badgering by me - the teeth were removed under general anaesthetic. It took them twice as long as they said because the roots broke off into pieces and they had to dig around in his gums. :(

The infection actually impacted the formation of his adult teeth, and they grew in discoloured and a funny shape. I was quite angry about that for a long time because I was told over and over that the infection wouldn't cause a problem.

If I could do it over again, I would have pushed much harder to get his teeth removed straight after the accident. He was 10 months old when it happened and his teeth weren't removed until he was 2 years old.

Oh no, I am so sorry. How old is he now, and is it noticeable on his teeth?
Was it worse than the little chip on my daughter's top tooth?

I'm gutted. Seeing dentist tomorrow, still waiting for referral letter re dental hospital. I desperately don't want her having damaged adult teeth. :(

He's a young teenager now. His teeth came in a mottled colour and were narrower in the middle.

The actual accident happened when he was in the bathroom mouthing the bath handle and slipped. It knocked his two bottom teeth forward. The roots snapped, although the teeth weren't loose.

Forgot to say - thankfully the teeth are hardly noticeable anymore, and aren't prone to cavities or anything.

My DD just chipped a fraction off, but, she has since had several falls and always seems to hit her chipped tooth time and again. :(

How do you know the roots snapped? Did they xray?

I'm glad it's not so noticeable for your son.
Here's hoping.

Thanks for replying.

They didn't x-ray. Looking back, their treatment of his teeth was pretty dire! But he was very little and I think an x-ray would have required sedation, so that's understandable.

The only way they knew his teeth were broken so badly was when they went to pull them out and had to dig around finding the fragments in his gums.

Your poor DD! I hope you get it sorted quickly and as pain-free as possible.

It was odd to see him without bottom teeth for all those years (he was about 8 when the adult teeth grew in), but we got used to it. I photoshopped teeth into the gap for family photos once.

I think it's hard to be sure, sometimes.

Teeth-pulling sounds horrendous for the little ones, and even worse for your poor son. :(

LOL! If I was any good at photoshop I am sure I'd be doing the same.

Dentist prescribed ABs today, so we are starting on those. She said it wasn't a foregone conclusion that DD would lose this tooth early, the dental hospital will give a better idea, but I came away feeling not quite as hopeless.

Thanks again for replying and your well wishes.

You're very welcome. :)