Chipped tooth?

Re: Chipped tooth?

• mcgee member

  December 2011

  Unless it turns a different color, she seems to be in pain, the tooth has a deep split in it, or the tooth seems loose, I wouldn't worry about it. Mer chipped one of her front teeth as a baby/toddler, and to this day I still have no idea how it happened. Alex fell in the bathtub and chipped both of his front teeth. It looks a little odd, but it's not the end of the world, and frankly, since baby teeth aren't permanent, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
  

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• Taytee

  December 2011

  Both of Abby's front teeth are chipped at the corners and I've NO clue how or when it happened. I've even tried looking back through pictures to pinpoint it! You don't notice unless you're really looking though. How bad is your daughters?

  Dental Bonding would be for cosmetic or comfort reasons only. Otherwise, if it's not bothering her, nothing really needs to be done. Most pediatric dentists will allow you to set up a payment plan if something is needing to be done for pain or decay as opposed to something cosmetic.

  

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• mcurban member

  December 2011

  Tommy had a chipped tooth after Jack tripped over his head. The concern (according to both our pedi and pedi dentist) was the loss of one or two front teeth before oral language starts. Your front teeth are a place of articulation (dental consonants) and are needed to make several different sounds appropriately.

  X-rays are used to determine the health of the root. Bonding is used for cosmetic reasons, but a root canal may be used to preserve the tooth (again, in cases when the child hasn't already started talking). Loose, tender teeth are more prone to infection and once the tooth is infected to the point that it is noticeable (a different color, too tender for use), it usually needs to come out. If that happens, the pedi dentist can create a little denture.
  

  FWIW, when we were on watch w/ Tommy's teeth, we found that our regular insurance had better coverage (under emergency dental) than our dental plan. So, it might be worth calling your insurance company to see if you have emergency dental in your plan. I had no idea that was part of our coverage until I called them about anesthesiology. 

  Tommy had a pretty significant hit (face met wood floor w/ a big brother on top of his head) and it knocked both front teeth loose. We did x-ray monitoring over several months and crossed our fingers. We were close to doing the root canal but opted out and his teeth tightened up on their own. Hopefully, it's nothing more than a chip for your daughter!

   

  

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• Spanishbeauty

  December 2011

  mcurban:

  Tommy had a chipped tooth after Jack tripped over his head. The concern (according to both our pedi and pedi dentist) was the loss of one or two front teeth before oral language starts. Your front teeth are a place of articulation (dental consonants) and are needed to make several different sounds appropriately.

  X-rays are used to determine the health of the root. Bonding is used for cosmetic reasons, but a root canal may be used to preserve the tooth (again, in cases when the child hasn't already started talking). Loose, tender teeth are more prone to infection and once the tooth is infected to the point that it is noticeable (a different color, too tender for use), it usually needs to come out. If that happens, the pedi dentist can create a little denture.
  

  FWIW, when we were on watch w/ Tommy's teeth, we found that our regular insurance had better coverage (under emergency dental) than our dental plan. So, it might be worth calling your insurance company to see if you have emergency dental in your plan. I had no idea that was part of our coverage until I called them about anesthesiology. 

  Tommy had a pretty significant hit (face met wood floor w/ a big brother on top of his head) and it knocked both front teeth loose. We did x-ray monitoring over several months and crossed our fingers. We were close to doing the root canal but opted out and his teeth tightened up on their own. Hopefully, it's nothing more than a chip for your daughter!

   

  Yeouch!!  That just gives me the chills thinking about it.
  

  I send a picture off to a friend who's dad is a dentist.  He said that it did not get down to the nerve, but did expose dentin, therefore it will need to be capped off in some way.  He said with a MIFL procedure (apparently not the same as MILF ).  Treehouse is closed today, or at least they were when I tried calling earlier. So I'll probably call them tomorrow, see who they recommend and just get to a pediatric dentist.
  

  I had no idea about the emergency dental coverage.  I'll have to call and ask since she does have health insurance.  Thanks for that tip.  She seems ok today and had part of my bagel during breakfast.  It didn't seem to bother her when she was biting into it, so hopefully that's a good sign.
  

  

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