Trauma to baby teeth

reynah

My son who is almost 3 hit his 2 front teeth on the coffee table on wed. and it knocked them loose. He has had a fat lip since, although it is going down. Well, I took him to the dentist and he told me they def. were pushed back some but they wont fall out. Now, I have been reading that teeth bruise and with trauma to the teeth they will turn bluish/purple color! Has anyone experienced this?? Does it really look that bad? I just wish there was something I could do to prevent his 2 front teeth from discoloration!!

What can I do to help??

Marce921

At this point, there's nothing you can do to prevent them from turning colors if they're going to. The damage is already done. The good news is that they're only baby teeth.

j-w

DD fell so hard into our wall one time, her teeth chipped the molding around the doorway. One of her front teeth is a slight grayish color. It's not awful, I am just glad it is her baby tooth.  Same thing happened to me before I lost my baby teeth.  I fell on a patio and turned one of my front teeth gray.  Nothing you can do.  It's a lot better than having them fall out!

brightning

Same as PPs. My DD fell in the bathtub and chipped a front tooth a week ago. We brought her to the dentist and he said to watch for signs of pain, a pimple on the gum or it turning colors. There's nothing you can do to cover up the color if it does change. Like others said, they're just baby teeth, but I completely understand how you feel about not wanting your beautiful baby to have icky teeth until 2nd grade.

I used to teach in a school where few of the kids had dental care and they all had nasty teeth. I know it's vain, but I always worry people will see DD's chip (esp. if the tooth turns color) and think it's because she's not being cared for.