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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son's front tooth is dead but it happened at a much younger age. Maybe your son's tooth will be salvaged, they give it pretty good odds. Main thing now is it stays in his mouth so the bone doesn't atrophy. If he needs an implant someday, it has to wait until he's fully grown which for boys is at least age 17. I felt horrible about my son's accident but I remind myself it's not fatal. [/quote]

Thank you. What happened with your son? But if it gets infected or doesn't stay, what are his options? It's his literal front tooth and they say implants can't be done until at least 18 for boys.[/quote]

Just seeing this. My son's accident happened before he turned 7. He fell on the playground and cut his mouth on the metal slide, lacerating his gum. His permanent tooth hadn't even erupted. The dentist thought it would probably still develop more but it really did not. One day he told me his gum was swollen so we got him to an endodontist who had to do a pulpotomy. Later he had a root canal that had to be redone by another endodontist. He's got a veneer now. Keep an eye out for any gum swelling. If he is experiencing any pain, he's looking at a root canal. The good news here for you is that his tooth was fully developed. When my son's tooth erupted it was short, not fully developed. If the accident had happened after about age 12, the tooth would have been fully grown and he would have been better off. He is a patient with Fred Simon at Advanced Endodontics and I can't say enough good things about the guy.[/quote]

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