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[quote=Anonymous]Last January, my kids were on a ski lift, and my 14 year old lifted the bar prematurely and knocked out my 19 year old's front tooth.    A local dentist made a "fake" tooth to temporarily cover the exposed root, and we were told to hope for the best and the the nerve wouldn't die.  It doesn't necessarily have to die, so maybe you will be lucky.

It took about 2 months, but the nerve DID die (pain and tooth started to turn grey).   He decided on an implant because root canals are so unhealthy, and he would have needed to grind down his other front teeth to get a crown.   It took a while, so in the meantime he wore an invisible retainer that made it look like he had a tooth where the tooth had been removed and a post for the implant crown was.   No one ever could tell he was missing a tooth and just had a post there for the 4 months it took to get the permanent crown placed.

I would wait until he is older and get an implant if I were you.   My son also had perfect teeth, and it was a big deal (both emotionally and financially) when it happened so I feel your and his pain.

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