Bike accident - injured teeth

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Hi mumsnetters ... turning to my trustiest place for advice again. 2 yo DS ploughed downhill into a brick wall on his balance bike 2 days ago and hit his front teeth.

Lots of blood, the gums are pretty traumatised and one of the teeth has been pushed forward. Doctor at urgent care wasn't overly concerned. I'll try to get an emergency dentist appt tomorrow, but a couple of things I wanted advice on..

• anyone got any experience of whether a displaced milk tooth is likely to move back into position naturally? (I understand dentist won't try to do this for various reasons)

• anyone got any experience of how likely it is that the teeth will become discoloured in a couple of weeks. Trying to prepare myself for the worst! Do they ever not become discoloured after a trauma??

Thanks as always

Don’t worry too much about the gums, they tend to heal very quickly at this age . Ds knocked one of his front teeth when he’d just turned three and left a horrid tear in the gum. However dentist wasn’t concerned and it healed/closed on its own very quickly.

DS looked dreadful after he fell, his mouth was all swollen and his top tooth had gone through just below his lower lip which left a very tiny scar. It's all very scary at the time, hope your DS is better soon

Most teeth displaced laterally if minimal will reposition naturally

They may discolour. Many teeth will discolour initially however this is often temporary. It's impossible to say his risk of permanent discoloration. Realistically they are baby teeth and they will fall out. Missing a few baby teeth or having them discolored is not the end of the world

The main concern would be in they are pushed forwards that means the root has been pushed back and into the crown of the developing adult tooth. At 2 the crown will still be developing. There's a risk the tooth can be malformed or have an area of sodt enamel. The teeth will need close monitoring moving forward

I think sometimes if this happens the adult tooth may come through incorrectly in a way that requires braces for a 'nice' smile. Not always but if it happens I think it is because the adult tooth is 'guided' into place via the roots/channel of the milk tooth - it follows it basically.

If the milk tooth has been knocked out of alignment it may impact the adult tooth's route out.

As always - thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I'll look into bike helmets - thanks for the tip off, and great to know that if it's a minimal lateral luxation there's a reasonable likelihood it will reposition naturally. Love Mumsnet!

The dentist applied some kind of permanent white substance over them eventually. It made the teeth look 'thicker' but slightly less grey.

DS (18 months) pushed both his front teeth back after falling face first onto play equipment. It was sickening but I took him straight to the dentist (when they opened an hour later) and they pulled them back straight for him and said he needed to be on a soft food diet for 2 weeks.
Despite bashing them again they hardened up and didn't discolour. I was just a nervous wreck for a few months