Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 I have noticed lately that one of DS's front teeth is discolouring, a sort of grey colour. I made an appointment at the dentist today for both of us (long overdue) and since we can't be seen until mid-January I mentioned it. I was asked if he'd banged it - which he did -very badly on a bouncy castle at a birthday party 8 weeks ago. The gums bled and he screamed for an hour (ended up leaving party before the food). Over the phone, the dentist thinks he has killed the tooth, it will eventually go black and then fall out. Could be quite quickly - could take a while. Providing the big tooth is not too close behind (in which case he may have damaged that too), he'll then have a hole at the front until the next one comes through. Given that he was late getting all his teeth, it may be a while. I feel quite sad. Firstly I now realise the bang he took, must have hurt a lot more than I gave him credit for and secondly my baby is going to loose a tooth prematurely (still if that' all that's wrong with him, I shouldn't complain) Apparently my sister did a similar thing as a kid and lost a tooth this way. Has anyone else got any experience of it? Todman Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5) Mum to , 3¾ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 I think this is really common. If you think how hard they play, it's not that surprising. My ds1 had a grey front tooth, but he didn't lose it early. His permanent tooth is fine (x-rays and appearance show that it is healthy), although the dentist said at the time that it could have been damaged. Joyce Grey tooth I have noticed lately that one of DS's front teeth is discolouring, a sort of grey colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 I have got that on one tooth where the nerve has been damaged and killed. It will stay grey now, unless I can afford a crown at some stage. Sounds like the bang your son had has daaged the nerve killing the tooth, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 > Apparently my sister did a similar thing as a kid and lost a tooth > this way. > Has anyone else got any experience of it? > > Todman not with children...(BTW all this is irrelevant to a child's first tooth as it doesn;t have the root structure...!. so don;t panic as you read!!) but I received a cricket ball in the mouth in Nets when I was at Uni. Painful as H*ll and month or so later I had a huge infection in the root and abscess in the roof of my mouth. When I went to the dentist at home he said he was pretty sure he tooth had dies -root & all (which was whathad caused the infection) He tested his theory by drilling straight in without anaesthetic.....!! told me to scream if it hurt (like I would not have done?!) It didn't and I had a drain in for two weeks to get rid of the rotten stuff in my root & jaw -ewegh.... glad I didn;t have a boyf. at the time! then he root filled it. I have since had it crowned as it was very dark eventually. I guess with a milk tooth it just comes out and you wait for the next one! Gappy at 3 though....he will feel soooo grown up! Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 , I know of at least 4 children at school where this has happened (often in the playground) so you & DS are not alone! Also when I was an au pair, the 2.5yo boy had an accident (not when he was in my charge) & the tooth fell out later that evening - he was none the worse for it. Best wishes, Barbara > > Has anyone else got any experience of it? > > Todman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 In message <016201c16d5c$d88813e0$5860063e@default>, Todman writes >Over the phone, the dentist thinks he has killed the tooth, it will >eventually go black and then fall out. DD1 banged a tooth like this over 3 years ago now. hasn't yet fallen out, and now she is starting to sprout adult teeth I'm no longer worried. It went black quite quickly, but has remained solid. Our dentist (new one about a year ago) says that as the gum around it is fine, then the chances are that a bit of the tooth is dead but not the core and the blood supply is still established. DD1 still has feeling in it as well, so nerve is fine. The only thing we had ( and the reason for a new dentist) was the previous ones keenness to pull it out ('as it must be dead'). HTH -- Helen Armfield helen@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 > I have noticed lately that one of DS's front teeth is discolouring, a > sort of grey colour. > > I made an appointment at the dentist today for both of us (long > overdue) and since we can't be seen until mid-January I mentioned it. > > I was asked if he'd banged it - which he did -very badly on a bouncy > castle at a birthday party 8 weeks ago. The gums bled and he screamed > for an hour (ended up leaving party before the food). > > Over the phone, the dentist thinks he has killed the tooth, it will > eventually go black and then fall out. Could be quite quickly - could > take a while. Providing the big tooth is not too close behind (in > which case he may have damaged that too), he'll then have a hole at > the front until the next one comes through. Given that he was late > getting all his teeth, it may be a while. > > I feel quite sad. Firstly I now realise the bang he took, must have > hurt a lot more than I gave him credit for and secondly my baby is > going to loose a tooth prematurely (still if that' all that's wrong > with him, I shouldn't complain) > > Apparently my sister did a similar thing as a kid and lost a tooth > this way. > Has anyone else got any experience of it? > > Todman > Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5) > Mum to , 3¾ Yes - unfortunately I have When I was four I was showing off in the swimming pool, jumping in backwards (now who let me do that??!!), but slipped and fell straight down the side, grazing my knees, tummy, chest, chin - and banging my front teeth on the lip of the pool. I was extremely lucky not to have drowned - my brother saw what happened and pulled me back to the surface and we were rescued by the pool attendant (who should have been watching earlier IMHO) I remember the aftermath and panic more than the actual accident, I can remember crying, and my brother diving in to the pool to " look for the front teeth " which had disappeared:( He didn't find them because they had been pushed back up into my gums. When they grew down again, they were fine, but I *was* a bit goofy (leading to the delightful nickname of " Horseface " at school " , and when they fell out my adult teeth grew normally much to our relief - BUT the left hand one soon went very dull and light grey, and on closer inspection and X-Ray was found to have no root at all - just a black shadow on the X-Ray. The dentist expected it to fall out, especially when I had a brace fitted, but it never did, it didn't go black either, just a sort of grey/yellow which only I really noticed, and when I was 21 I went to the dentist myself (with DH's support) to have it removed and a bridge fitted. The dentist had to file down the other front tooth and the one on the other side to make " pegs " to cement the three-tooth bridge too, but I have never looked back (14 years later - still looks great, no one notices). I hope your DS's adult tooth will not be affected at all But if it *is*, don't worry, it isn't the end of the world, dentists can perform minor miracles and transform a smile Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 .... get it done now while you are PG!! I had mine done when pg.... NHS standard obviously but absolutely fine! no *way* I could have afforded it otherwise!! _________________ Angi 0:-) > I have got that on one tooth where the nerve has been damaged and killed. It > will stay grey now, unless I can afford a crown at some stage. Sounds like > the bang your son had has daaged the nerve killing the tooth, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 DS1 had a bump falling off the end of a fast slide (coming down head first...) when he was about 4. The tooth went grey and the dentist said that it might stay that way, but probably wouldn't fall out much before time. In fact it eventually (months later) and gradually went white again - the grey was a bruise which eventually faded - so don't dispair. DS2 had a tooth (not a centre front one) knocked out by DS1 (don't ask - mother too busy with emails to be supervising properly no doubt...) he had the gap for a very long time (6 or 9 months?) but the adult tooth grew in without problems. Liz Goudie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Thanks for all your stories about grey teeth - I feel much more reassured. Todman Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5) Mum to , 3¾ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2001 Report Share Posted November 16, 2001 In a message dated 15/11/2001 15:50:01 GMT Standard Time, angi.nutt@... writes: > .... get it done now while you are PG!! I had mine done when > pg.... NHS standard obviously but absolutely fine! no *way* I could > have afforded it otherwise!! > i have just had it done, but the weird thing is that it looks fine now but still comes up grey on photos, like some weird tooth haunting!!! Spooky...think I watch too much scooby doo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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