Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it doesn't work, he gets a flipper. DH has one. No one would ever know.

Thanks.

Is it his front tooth? Why does he have that instead of an implant? Just curious

Yes his front left tooth. He had damage to the bone structure which made a dental implant more difficult. It's fully healed now and he could get the implant of he wanted. But he's so used to the flipper the implant seems like a waste of money.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read all the posts and there is likely new more advanced practices today but when I was younger a friend lost his front tooth and it couldn’t be salvaged. He wore a fake tooth attached to a retainer type thing. You absolutely could NOT tell he had a fake tooth unless he popped it out to show you how cool it was. He had an implant right before college.

Thank you!!

I posted above about the ski lift accident, but this was our experience with the retainer also.

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.

Anonymous wrote:If it doesn't work, he gets a flipper. DH has one. No one would ever know.

Thanks.

Is it his front tooth? Why does he have that instead of an implant? Just curious

If it doesn't work, he gets a flipper. DH has one. No one would ever know.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This happened to me when I was 12, knocked out both front teeth in a bike crash. They were successfully re-implanted, but they are "non vital." I am 50 and still have them. One is very very slightly discolored (probably only noticeable to me) but otherwise have had no problems.

Thanks. What do you mean by non vital?

The root is dead, I think. I only hear this when I’m at the dentist following an X-ray. I didn’t even know this until I was in my 20s. It’s really been a non-issue besides dentists commenting n on it.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Sorry stalking you but curious of more details and what you mean by dead. I guess so is his

Anonymous wrote:This happened to me when I was 12, knocked out both front teeth in a bike crash. They were successfully re-implanted, but they are "non vital." I am 50 and still have them. One is very very slightly discolored (probably only noticeable to me) but otherwise have had no problems.

Thanks. What do you mean by non vital?

Anonymous wrote:I messed up my front tooth when I was seven years old. Had to do years of root canals and problems. I finally had an implant a couple years ago. Night and day. The implant was no big deal so something to consider going forward.

Totally agree but will see if it goes back in ok. And he can't get implants at his age (15)

I messed up my front tooth when I was seven years old. Had to do years of root canals and problems. I finally had an implant a couple years ago. Night and day. The implant was no big deal so something to consider going forward.

Not to hijack your thread but we need to see a dentist for front tooth bonding this summer. This if for a 7 year old. Does anybody have a great specialist?

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t read all the posts and there is likely new more advanced practices today but when I was younger a friend lost his front tooth and it couldn’t be salvaged. He wore a fake tooth attached to a retainer type thing. You absolutely could NOT tell he had a fake tooth unless he popped it out to show you how cool it was. He had an implant right before college.

Thank you!!

Didn’t read all the posts and there is likely new more advanced practices today but when I was younger a friend lost his front tooth and it couldn’t be salvaged. He wore a fake tooth attached to a retainer type thing. You absolutely could NOT tell he had a fake tooth unless he popped it out to show you how cool it was. He had an implant right before college.

Girls will think it’s hot.

Anonymous wrote:My son had a front tooth die and had a root canal when he was 12. He was so brave, although it didn’t hurt much he said, it took 2 appointments and he’s fine...he’s having braces put on in a couple months. Perhaps he’ll get an implant someday but in the meantime you really can’t tell much. So if he needs a root canal, he’ll be ok.

How did it die? So a dead tooth can stay in the mouth even if it dies? I am confused then how this would require being extracted an implant needed? Meaning they say 70% chance it can be saved..