Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Hi, my 21/2 yr old daughter lost a tooth after she hit it on our headboard last night. The tooth appears to be intact and she is not in pain. I am concerned that the dds mentioned she would need to take a picture(xray, not digital) if the front tooth next to it (which is loose) did not firm up in a week. If there is root damage she mentioned they would have to perform a procedure requiring her to be put to sleep. Can anyone tell me if there are any other options if the tooth dies or if there is root damage? My daughter already underwent a brain scan when she fell from a chair at 81/2 mos and of course I was unaware that it could cause problems. Fortunately it has not, but I am concerned about using any xrays on her. How can I clean the gum area that is void of a tooth? Thank you very much, , Ca _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 One of my kids knocked a tooth out (fell off her bike flat onto her face when she was about 5) and had a couple of loose teeth next to the one that was knocked out. Our dentist did an x-ray to see what was going on, but he Never said Anything about some operation or procedure if the root was damaged. I'm inclined to think that your dentist is going overboard here... My daughter's 2 teeth that were wiggly after that did end up falling out (one about a week after the fall, but the other one took several months to fall out)~ but we let them fall out on their own. She's now 15 and never had any problems at all. Jan G. SAHM of 8, doula, breastfeeding advocate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Thank you for the information Sheri, and to you, also, Jan. It appears that she has a tiny spot left in her mouth which I am inclined to believe could be part of the tooth. The tooth that fell out appeared intact with the exception of a small rigde above the actual " tooth " part on the bottom, if that makes any sense.(I did not notice until I saw a spot in her mouth this morning) What kind of damage could occur from part of the tooth being left in there? I heard that if you have a dead tooth, infected peice, or nerve damage that it could result in damage to her permanent tooth coming in. I am sorry if this is too off topic, I am panicked. Thank you very much for any information, ,ca >From: " Jan " <jgonz@...> >Reply-Vaccinations ><Vaccinations > >Subject: Re: Lost tooth >Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:04:26 -0600 > >One of my kids knocked a tooth out (fell off her bike flat onto her face >when she was about 5) and had a couple of loose teeth next to the one that >was knocked out. Our dentist did an x-ray to see what was going on, but he >Never said Anything about some operation or procedure if the root was >damaged. I'm inclined to think that your dentist is going overboard here... > >My daughter's 2 teeth that were wiggly after that did end up falling out >(one about a week after the fall, but the other one took several months to >fall out)~ but we let them fall out on their own. She's now 15 and never >had >any problems at all. > >Jan G. >SAHM of 8, doula, breastfeeding advocate > _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Can you find a good holistic dentist that won't lead you astray? Don't panic There is time to figure this out Sheri At 10:26 AM 10/25/2004 -0700, you wrote: > >Thank you for the information Sheri, and to you, also, Jan. It appears that >she has a tiny spot left in her mouth which I am inclined to believe could >be part of the tooth. The tooth that fell out appeared intact with the >exception of a small rigde above the actual " tooth " part on the bottom, if >that makes any sense.(I did not notice until I saw a spot in her mouth this >morning) What kind of damage could occur from part of the tooth being left >in there? >I heard that if you have a dead tooth, infected peice, or nerve damage that >it could result in damage to her permanent tooth coming in. I am sorry if >this is too off topic, I am panicked. >Thank you very much for any information, >,ca >>From: " Jan " <jgonz@...> >>Reply-Vaccinations >><Vaccinations > >>Subject: Re: Lost tooth >>Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:04:26 -0600 >> >>One of my kids knocked a tooth out (fell off her bike flat onto her face >>when she was about 5) and had a couple of loose teeth next to the one that >>was knocked out. Our dentist did an x-ray to see what was going on, but he >>Never said Anything about some operation or procedure if the root was >>damaged. I'm inclined to think that your dentist is going overboard here... >> >>My daughter's 2 teeth that were wiggly after that did end up falling out >>(one about a week after the fall, but the other one took several months to >>fall out)~ but we let them fall out on their own. She's now 15 and never >>had >>any problems at all. >> >>Jan G. >>SAHM of 8, doula, breastfeeding advocate >> > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to >School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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