My 2 Year Old Knocked One of His Front Tooth Out

My son banged his tooth really bad on a coffee table when he was 2..after a few days it started turning grey. We took him to the dentist and he said that the bang killed a nerve and he may lose the tooth but hopefully not for a while because he still needed it. Considering another tooth won't grow till around age 6-8. He actually just lost that grey tooth at 6 years old and the other one hasn't grown in yet and it's been MONTHS. The dentist also said that the longer babies are without teeth they pronounce words wrong because of their tongues going through the hole, etc. I would DEFINITELY take him back to a dentist and talk about these things. Poor little guy. :(

If you live in Madison, go see Dr. Joshi. He's a great dentist and has little kids of his own. He doesn't do unnecessary treatments, and he's really friendly. Our 4 year old thinks he's great. ###-###-####. He is on the Delta dental plan, if that helps at all. But I would want to get this checked out, if it were me -- if only to save a lot of worry.

You definitely want him to be seen by the dentist again. Baby teeth serve a purpose. They help maintain the spaces in the mouth for the permanent teeth. He will not be getting another tooth for years so he may need intervention to make sure the spacing of his teeth stays what it's supposed to be.

My son had to have a front tooth pulled Dec 08. He was 5. He will be turning 7 in March and we are still waiting for his permanent tooth to come in. All kids are different. My dentist told us he should get this tooth some time in the year he is 7. I don't understand what "alderhey" is in your post but I would call the dentist to look at it to make sure the root & all of the tooth is out...

I definitely agree that you need to take your son to the dentist. Not only is that tooth important, but also, growing up, children can be cruel and he might get teased for it. He can get fitted for a temporary bridge to hide the space, and keep his other teeth from shifting to fill the space, which will most likely cause problems when his adult teeth come in and they are no longer aligned.

Did you happen to save the tooth? If this just happened, put it in a glass of milk and call your dentist. They might be able to save it, or at least use it to make the bridge.

Good luck
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I would still show him to a dentist, just to make sure that everything is ok, and no infection can come in the tooth space - depends how it broke.

Re. teeth, he WILL get his other teeth, both baby that might still not be out, and most definitely his grown-up teeth; a tooth falling has absolutely nothing to do with the growth of any other tooth. The only thing that might happen is that he has a gap until the age of 6-7, when the corresponding grown-up tooth will start to grow. It's up to you and the dentist whether it's worth doing something about the gap or not.

Good luck!