Any Dentists / Orthodontists on here - child's tooth knocked out advice

Herr Tubthumper · Jul 9, 2015

Pogue Mahone said:
Hope he's OK, Bold. Horrible experience for you and him,despite the fact that saying this means I probably fail the geezer test. All the best, mate.

Showing empathy and compassion.....epic fail :lolol:

Herr Tubthumper · Jul 9, 2015

Gullflyinghigh said:
What was the point in replying?

To be fair, if anyone is an expert on teeth being knocked out....it's probably AlfredMizen.

Stat Brother · Jul 9, 2015

Sorry to here that Bold, I hope it all works out in the end.

alfredmizen · Jul 9, 2015

driller said:
Jeez

It's his kids tooth you heartless bststd and the rest of his life without it ( possibly )

I really hope this is a sarcastic post !

alfredmizen · Jul 9, 2015

Herr Tubthumper said:
Showing empathy and compassion.....epic fail

i can imagine it was horrible seeing your 9 year old kid hurt himself , i know i dont like it, but coming onto a football forum talking about being ''one shaking and worried parent'' ? Do me a favour, the kid knocked a tooth out,9 year old kids do stuff like that , its part of growing up.

alfredmizen · Jul 9, 2015

driller said:
Jeez

It's his kids tooth you heartless bststd and the rest of his life without it ( possibly )

just seen your thumbs down so it wasnt sarcastic, THE REST OF HIS LIFE WITHOUT HIS TOOTH, shit, why wasnt i more sensitive, if only i could turn the clock back and take back my hurtful comments, lets hope the kid gets some counselling on how to face the rest of his life without a tooth, it will be a tough road , but with the right help and support and his family round him i'm sure he'll get through it.

alfredmizen · Jul 9, 2015

symyjym said:
If your child was in danger of losing his sight would you ask NSC for advice

i may do some internet research once the doctors had exhausted all treatment, its worked in the past in difficult cases , but this was a TOOTH, bit of a difference, yeah ?

Caveman · Jul 9, 2015

Bold Seagull said:
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 it in milk till about 15mins after it came out, and that might effect the roots chance to last till adulthood, dentist had it back in within an hour of it coming out though, so it's just a case of wait and see.

Would be delighted if he can make it through to an age where he can have an implant.

I knocked one of my front lower teeth out in a swimming pool, I didn't get it into milk for ages, I was about 18 or 19 at the time, they put it back in and fixed it with some kind of cement, it stayed in place for a few years until I took another heavy wack to the face and it came out and I swallowed it. The other teeth had actually already started to close up the gap, I was shocked how small the gap was, I've never replaced it and I'd never get an implant in the gap to be honest.

I know how you feel my youngster went over his handle bars of his scooter and chipped his tooth and I was horrified, after all we just want the best for our kids. Hopefully your childs tooth will set ok, get an implant when they are older, I have one and can't recommend them enough.

symyjym · Jul 9, 2015

Bold Seagull said:
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 the gum, try putting it back in and biting down on a soft cloth
3. If it won't go back in, you can put it in cows milk, or put it between your gum and cheek, get to the dentist, even spit on it if you've got nothing else to keep it moist.
Quicker you do all that, better chance the tooth has of retaking.

I didn't realise some of the work they can do. They can take another tooth shape it and fix it in the more prominent gap with a pin so that appearance wise it looks fine.

Leant more than I knew at the start of the day any road.

Or alternatively if you are [MENTION=31796]alfredmizen[/MENTION] simply throw it in the bin, and call your child gappy.

symyjym · Jul 9, 2015

alfredmizen said:
i may do some internet research once the doctors had exhausted all treatment, its worked in the past in difficult cases , but this was a TOOTH, bit of a difference, yeah ?

You're the one that hinted that you would only post on NSC, for advice, if it was something more serious like losing an eye.

Anyway if this does happen can I suggest that you plop the eye into a glass of milk, but if there is non available put it in your mouth, or keep spitting on it to make sure it doesn't dry out.

alfredmizen · Jul 9, 2015

symyjym said:
You're the one that hinted that you would only post on NSC, for advice, if it was something more serious like losing an eye.

Anyway if this does happen can I suggest that you plop the eye into a glass of milk, but if there is non available put it in your mouth, or keep spitting on it to make sure it doesn't dry out.

I didnt, i posted that he was overreacting , thats what 'anyone would thing he was losing his sight' means, it doesnt mean i would turn to NSC for advice were it to happen to one of my kids .

Springal · Jul 9, 2015

I must admit there is some irony in rushing straight to the dentists to get this fixed, then asking for help/advice on NSC from a dentist

symyjym · Jul 9, 2015

alfredmizen said:
I didnt, i posted that he was overreacting , thats what 'anyone would thing he was losing his sight' means, it doesnt mean i would turn to NSC for advice were it to happen to one of my kids .

I think you will find that moaning about an innocent post is more of an overreaction. It's only a discussion and it turns out that we have all learnt how to save a tooth if it happens to ourselves or someone we know. What's the problem?

symyjym · Jul 9, 2015

Springal said:
I must admit there is some irony in rushing straight to the dentists to get this fixed, then asking for help/advice on NSC from a dentist

It would be even more ironic if you child loses a tooth and you use the advice on here to save it.

Bold Seagull · Jul 9, 2015

Springal said:
I must admit there is some irony in rushing straight to the dentists to get this fixed, then asking for help/advice on NSC from a dentist

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?

Box of Frogs · Jul 9, 2015

Would have thought, in hindsight, the ideal person to ask for advice from was the dentist you took your lad to, whilst you were there?!?! Appreciate you may not have been thinking straight when you got there though.

Hope your lad recovers ok.

Bold Seagull · Jul 9, 2015

Box of Frogs said:
Would have thought, in hindsight, the ideal person to ask for advice from was the dentist you took your lad to, whilst you were there?!?! Appreciate you may not have been thinking straight when you got there though.

Hope your lad recovers ok.

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 in. Always good to have a second opinion. This is clear from the fact he now wants to refer us to an orthodontic consultant as the young root is not fully formed and he won't necessarily be able to carry out a root canal treatment as he normally would, so it falls into an area of expertise and experience.

I've seen a lot of bizarre requests for advice on this site, I am slightly surprised that asking for some in regard to a child's injury has attracted a bit of criticism, but having received some good feedback from one or two people with professional advice - certainly glad I did. Obviously the revelation me feeling a bit shaken and worried is anathema to some, however if I worried about those opinions, then I really would be in trouble. :thumbsup:

Razzoo · Jul 9, 2015

Bold Seagull said:
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 in. Always good to have a second opinion. This is clear from the fact he now wants to refer us to an orthodontic consultant as the young root is not fully formed and he won't necessarily be able to carry out a root canal treatment as he normally would, so it falls into an area of expertise and experience.

I've seen a lot of bizarre requests for advice on this site, I am slightly surprised that asking for some in regard to a child's injury has attracted a bit of criticism, but having received some good feedback from one or two people with professional advice - certainly glad I did. Obviously the revelation me feeling a bit shaken and worried is anathema to some, however if I worried about those opinions, then I really would be in trouble.

You just love and care deeply about your kid, I'd be the same. Hope the tooth fixes.

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