8y old broken tooth, what to do-advice please???????????????????/

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hi everyone,
my dd broke her upper middle tooth inner corner.
its not very big but it has a bit sharp edges.
what to do? have it rounded? or are there other options? which one is best?
advices will be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance.

The dentist should be able to use adhesive or bonded tooth coloured composite filling material, set hard with a blue light and make the tooth look perfect again. This treatment is completely pain free ...if your dd will sit up in the dentist's chair.

When did she break it?

It can be glued back on, you should see a dentist tomorrow at the latest. It will occasionally come off again and require reglueing, though (expensive).

Else, you an choose to leave it and have it dealt with cosmetically at a much later age.

MumofTwotoo is right. Not a big deal , easy and no pain (but if the area is sensitive to the air, aneastesia can ease the disconfort).
The dentist can put a kind of white paste and model it to the size/shape of the tooth, and NOBODY will be able to tell. My friend had it done 3 days ago and paid 40 euros (with discount).

Agree with MumofTwoToo.

My dd is 7 and has had this done. If anything it looks even better than before. It seems quite hardwearing and is perfect to look at.

If it comes off, it'll just be done again. She may have a cap when she's older, but the dentist said they don't fit caps to children because their teeth and mouth are still growing.

thanks so much for the advices really.
i will take her to dentist next week, lets see how it goes.