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Thanks. The dentist at Portslade Dental Centre was great to be fair, and gave as good as information as he could, and I took that on board. I was merely making an NSC query to ensure we weren't missing any new treatments, techniques or advice that the dentist might not know or be a specialist...

The irony actually being that a dentist on NSC has replied by PM and given some useful additional advice / information, and some useful background information too. Is it also irony that my dentist referred us to the Orthodontist at the Royal Alexandra for a second opinion too?

X-rays showed its back in okay, and time will tell if it heals in. Longer he can keep it while everything is growing the better, as any other fixes get out grown. Worth knowing that if a tooth gets knocked out: 1. Don't touch the root, only handle the crown. 2. If there isn't too much damage to...

I know what you're trying to say, and in a way you are probably right in your own inimitable way, there are far worse things that could happen. I was genuinely after any expert advice though on what would happen if the tooth didn't heal, does he need a plate, or how is the gap filled until he...

For a hand wringing needs to get a grip worried parent, maybe I did in the end. :thumbsup:

Wish we'd known a little bit more of what to do. Ideally you push the tooth straight back in and hold it in place until you get to the dentist. If there is too much pain (which there was), then get it straight in some milk, or between your cheek and gum at the side of your mouth. We didn't get...

I know I know it's only a tooth, blimey, I said I was shaking a bit that's all, he's bashed himself up pretty bad. Just want to make sure we can do what we can to save it. Nothing like taking the opportunity to have a dig at someone is there.

My little 9 yr old lad knocked his front adult tooth out this morning. After a frantic 10mins, we got the tooth in milk about 15mins after it came out having not touched the root, and got to the dentist within an hour where the dentist as put it back in and splinted it across the other teeth...