dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out

[Anonymous]

I disagree. Losing teeth it traumatic, especially in an accident. Look at this forum. There are entire threads dedicated to dentistry and dental anxiety by grown adults. I’m sorry this happened and I hope in time that the trauma fades!

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree. Losing teeth it traumatic, especially in an accident. Look at this forum. There are entire threads dedicated to dentistry and dental anxiety by grown adults. I’m sorry this happened and I hope in time that the trauma fades!

Her kid doesn't even find it traumatic. OP is the one who is traumatized.

[Anonymous]

But if the kid needs a root canal, that is pretty traumatic!

[Anonymous]

I don’t think root canals are that traumatic these days.

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Anonymous wrote:But if the kid needs a root canal, that is pretty traumatic!

No it's not....

[Anonymous]

It all sounds like a lot. I’m sorry you are dealing with this. I have to know if the root took and the tooth is still there?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think root canals are that traumatic these days.

I had a lot of dental treatments as a kid/teen, and in adulthood have had at least 4 root canals. (Honestly, I've lost track.) I didn't/don't find any of it traumatic. I will say that my mother was sympathetic but matter-of-fact about my childhood dental work, and my childhood dentist was kind, always explained what he was doing, and gave me illusion of control ("let me know if you want to stop for a minute" and then stopping if I signaled him to). However, for some reason I was an adult before I realized I was getting injections of novacain--somehow I never saw the syringe and he must have had a very deft hand.

Anyway, my mother was a great mom and I have taken a lot of parenting cues from her. Sympathetic (oh no, you poor thing! ) but matter-of-fact (well, these things happen, the dentist will fix it, everything will be OK) is my recommendation. As the mother of a kid with a chronic illness, I have found that these things can be much more traumatizing for parents than for kids.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some people here with really healthy attitudes. Did these accidents traumatize you? How do you manage the resilience to endure all these dental treatments?

I honestly don't know how to answer this. I don't feel that the bike accident that knocked my tooth out was emotionally traumatic, and I don't think any special resilience is needed for dental treatments.

That’s wonderful. I’m glad to hear that you have processed this in such a healthy way. There’s so much positivity on this thread that’s giving me strength to help my child navigate this!

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. But anyway, the good news is that lots of people get through something like this without much difficulty. I hope your kid does ok.

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Anonymous wrote:There are some people here with really healthy attitudes. Did these accidents traumatize you? How do you manage the resilience to endure all these dental treatments?

I honestly don't know how to answer this. I don't feel that the bike accident that knocked my tooth out was emotionally traumatic, and I don't think any special resilience is needed for dental treatments.

That’s wonderful. I’m glad to hear that you have processed this in such a healthy way. There’s so much positivity on this thread that’s giving me strength to help my child navigate this!

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic. But anyway, the good news is that lots of people get through something like this without much difficulty. I hope your kid does ok.

I wrote that and wasn’t being sarcastic. It’s relieving to know that people get through these things without trauma. I had a terrible dentist who shamed me and parents who allowed it to happen so dental work is extremely traumatic for me. There’s a lot of comfort and great advice on this thread!

[Anonymous]

This happens frequently. It will be taken care of in whatever outcome is best. Maybe a root canal or an implant down the road. It will ok. Expensive but ok. Sorry you're going through this.

[Anonymous]

I get it. More people I know are afraid of the dentist than almost any other doctor. It can be very scary and traumatic.

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Anonymous wrote:Bumping this thread to see how OP and don are doing. My child has a similar injury and this has all been a total nightmare. Hoping to hear a positive story of this working out for this child and his mom!

OP here- son is almost 20 and tooth is still intact in his mouth.. fingers crossed it stays!
What happened with your child? How old?

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Anonymous wrote:Hi my DS (15) had his front tooth knocked out. We got into a dentist a few hours later and he's now going to be on Augmentin and hope it can be salvaged. I am confused though since the tooth is dead- how it will be ok? But my point of this post is of course the what ifs. I am worried about infection but also if the tooth doesn't take, he's too young for implants so what do they do? It's literally his front tooth. Which I must add, were perfect and no braces were needed. I am so sad for him but maybe I'm overreacting. Any other tips? They said follow up tomorrow, then in a week, then again in 6-8and keep eye out for swelling access or discoloration. etc...

WHY on earth did you wait that long??

When a tooth is knocked out, and it's not broken into pieces, simply rinse it off well in clean bottled water (DO NOT TOUCH THE ROOT AREA) and reinsert it into the socket IMMEDIATELY.

Maybe anyone reading this including the OP will remember this if it happens.

I am OP and this was now 4 years ago. It was a Sunday and we called around looking for an open emergency dentist. Took a few hours if I recall. He held tooth in place in his mouth. I don't think you do rinse it off - something with the nerve. Or you put it in milk. IN any case, his tooth now 4 years later is in his mouth and so far so good. We shall see.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi my DS (15) had his front tooth knocked out. We got into a dentist a few hours later and he's now going to be on Augmentin and hope it can be salvaged. I am confused though since the tooth is dead- how it will be ok? But my point of this post is of course the what ifs. I am worried about infection but also if the tooth doesn't take, he's too young for implants so what do they do? It's literally his front tooth. Which I must add, were perfect and no braces were needed. I am so sad for him but maybe I'm overreacting. Any other tips? They said follow up tomorrow, then in a week, then again in 6-8and keep eye out for swelling access or discoloration. etc...

WHY on earth did you wait that long??

When a tooth is knocked out, and it's not broken into pieces, simply rinse it off well in clean bottled water (DO NOT TOUCH THE ROOT AREA) and reinsert it into the socket IMMEDIATELY.

Maybe anyone reading this including the OP will remember this if it happens.

I am OP and this was now 4 years ago. It was a Sunday and we called around looking for an open emergency dentist. Took a few hours if I recall. He held tooth in place in his mouth. I don't think you do rinse it off - something with the nerve. Or you put it in milk. IN any case, his tooth now 4 years later is in his mouth and so far so good. We shall see.

That’s amazing that his tooth was able to be saved! Did he need a root canal? This is fantastic news for him!!

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Anonymous wrote:Bumping this thread to see how OP and don are doing. My child has a similar injury and this has all been a total nightmare. Hoping to hear a positive story of this working out for this child and his mom!

OP here- son is almost 20 and tooth is still intact in his mouth.. fingers crossed it stays!
What happened with your child? How old?

My child is 15 and sustained trauma to a front tooth. The tooth is now sensitive so we are going back next week to see if he needs a root canal but it seems like he will given that it’s sensitive. I’m devastated because it’s a front tooth and that means that he will probably need an implant if it fails. Plus I’ve heard that root canals are really painful. This was a freak accident and he seems ok… I am the one suffering the trauma!