Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 19:55     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote:Happened to me at age 10-front tooth and its lateral neighbor They did some kind of partial caps and then I had a root canals maybe 6 and 12 months later. I got implants at 19 which then had to be replaced after about 20 years. The good news is they look fine (though it’s obviously a serious bummer.) good luck!


Why did the implants need to be replaced? I thought they could last forever.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 19:52     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Flippers aren't that bad. They keep the spacing ok. They can also pack bone graft stuff into the hole to make a good seat for an implant screw. DH got his implant screw a year after the extraction.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 19:51     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
They can do a bridge. They can make a tooth and attach it to the teeth next to it.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 19:49     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Happened to me at age 10-front tooth and its lateral neighbor They did some kind of partial caps and then I had a root canals maybe 6 and 12 months later. I got implants at 19 which then had to be replaced after about 20 years. The good news is they look fine (though it’s obviously a serious bummer.) good luck!
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 19:41     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
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!
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2021 23:37     Subject: Re:dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


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.


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.


To add: before implant he'd have to have a flipper but I think they'd do a root canal first. It would be such a drag to manage a flipper for more than a short term solution and you will have bone atrophy which would lead to likely needing a bone graft before the implant could be done.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2021 23:35     Subject: Re:dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote:
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.


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.


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.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 21:48     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote:
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..


He fell down and banged his tooth (not even that hard!) when he was younger, and it took a while for the dentist to decide it was dead, it had turned gray over time. A root canal is basically mummifying a dead tooth. And that might be fine for a long time but he might have issues when he is older with the root canal tooth and need something else done. In the meantime, it doesn't bother him.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 14:08     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
I fell flat on my face about five years ago and broke two of my front teeth. Two root canals and two crowns. You can't even tell, and I have giant prominent teeth.

Spouse got dental implants for his front two teeth in his 30s for teeth he broke out at age 5.

It's pretty stressful since it's something so obvious to the front of your face. However, the good fakes, whatever they're made of...are pretty darn good.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 14:02     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op again. I can't seem to move on from thjs being 100% preventable has he worn a helmet as I told him. It's gnawing at me. Any words of encouragement? I realize thjs isn't the end of the world but I'm just not doing well and feel so down and stressed and mad at myself and him and my DH who thinks I'm overprotective.


OP. It is what it is, don't stress it now.
I damaged my front upper tooth when i was 4 i think. So the permanent one came out unhealthy and discolored. Then i had root canal done as a teenager with the dead tooth still there. But the tooth was always discolored. And then randomly in my late 20ies one morning i wake up and my front tooth is so loose, it is barely holding on. Can you imagine waking up as a young girl without a front tooth one day? I was soo stressed out.
My dentist removed that tooth and roots and made a flipper while implant was being put in and it healed. It took many months but I am in my early 40ies and have an implant now and no one can tell.

He will be fine. There are solutions.
Just make sure he doesn't bite on harder things, definitely no biting on apples (though i think nobody should - i heard people breaking their healthy front teeth on apples).



Thanks for your kind words! Glad you're ok now. I realize this isn't life or death and I am grateful but being a baby and already sort of fragile mentally.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 13:45     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote:Op again. I can't seem to move on from thjs being 100% preventable has he worn a helmet as I told him. It's gnawing at me. Any words of encouragement? I realize thjs isn't the end of the world but I'm just not doing well and feel so down and stressed and mad at myself and him and my DH who thinks I'm overprotective.


OP. It is what it is, don't stress it now.
I damaged my front upper tooth when i was 4 i think. So the permanent one came out unhealthy and discolored. Then i had root canal done as a teenager with the dead tooth still there. But the tooth was always discolored. And then randomly in my late 20ies one morning i wake up and my front tooth is so loose, it is barely holding on. Can you imagine waking up as a young girl without a front tooth one day? I was soo stressed out.
My dentist removed that tooth and roots and made a flipper while implant was being put in and it healed. It took many months but I am in my early 40ies and have an implant now and no one can tell.

He will be fine. There are solutions.
Just make sure he doesn't bite on harder things, definitely no biting on apples (though i think nobody should - i heard people breaking their healthy front teeth on apples).
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 10:57     Subject: dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Op again. I can't seem to move on from thjs being 100% preventable has he worn a helmet as I told him. It's gnawing at me. Any words of encouragement? I realize thjs isn't the end of the world but I'm just not doing well and feel so down and stressed and mad at myself and him and my DH who thinks I'm overprotective.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 06:39     Subject: Re:dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote: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.







Sorry I'm inept at replies. Making sure you saw my previous reply. Lol
Your 14 year old must have felt awful.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 05:37     Subject: Re:dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote: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.


Btw sorry when did you start feeling better? Lol. And now all these appts during Covid. My son is handling like a champ. He also missed his high school playoff game. This is such a Shitshow!


Anonymous
Post 03/08/2021 05:35     Subject: Re:dental emergency- front tooth knocked out - freaking out
Anonymous wrote: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.


Aw thank you. Yes I'm feeling so sick over this. Yours sounds traumatic! But I thought the root canal was to help save his original tooth? I will get some opinions. I guess your sons tooth was lost in the snow? Meaning I agree implant could
Be in his future but I may not have a choice on root canal now as his tooth has been replanted and they're hoping it takes...