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3 yo knocked mouth- wobbly tooth

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Newfamily2014 · 10/07/2017 20:44

I picked up my 3yo from nursery to be told she had fallen and knocked her mouth. She had hit one of her top incisors that had bled.
When I looked at her teeth I could see that the tooth had beed at the gum line and was displaced downwards with a bigger gap than normal on one side. It's also a little bit loose and wobbly.

Too late in the day for emergency dentist review and I will take her in the morning.

Worrying reading stories of teeth turning grey and falling out early etc... Anyone else experienced this?

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shinyshiner · 10/07/2017 21:19

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Chasingsquirrels · 10/07/2017 21:23

Ds2 knocked one of his top front teeth at 2.5y and it was very loose. Basically rotated 90 degrees and set firm - he looked like he had a rotten stump but the tooth was fine just didn't fill the gap. Looked very odd when he lost it and grew a normal one! He used to play with the gap with his tongue a lot (as evidenced in the picture!).
Hope your dd is fine.

3 yo knocked mouth- wobbly tooth
Idratherhaveacupoftea · 10/07/2017 21:25

If a tooth completely falls out, put it in a glass of milk until you can get to a dentist to have it popped back in.

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Newfamily2014 · 10/07/2017 21:58

Thanks for your replies. The tooth is still in place and I guess looks 'normal enough' for nursery not to have noticed (or maybe they didn't look very well?). The affected tooth looks a few mm's lower than the other incisor and there is a bigger gap between it and the next tooth as I think the tooth has been pushed forward a bit. It's not massively wobbly as if it will fall out and I really hope it will tighten up. I so so hope it doesn't go black and fall out.

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bonzo77 · 10/07/2017 22:05

@idratherhave yes, but only for adult teeth. NEVER replace a baby one. Actually with an adult one you are better off giving a good rinse in the persons own spit, or saline or milk and then putting it back in yourself. Only touch the tooth (whiter) end not the root (yellower and usually bloodier).

OP you just have to wait and see. It should be monitored by your dentist and only needs treatment if signs of infection. Actually it's more likely to be delayed falling out than to come out early.

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