What would you do if your 3 year olds front tooth fell out?!


Question: My daughter put her front teeth through her bottom lip in a nasty fall. 5 days later she opened a drink bottle with her teeth (naughty I know) and her hole front top tooth came out.

Root and all. We put it back in, and were told by the paediatric dentist that we did the wrong thing.

It is still there (2 months later), has not gone black and no sign of absess or infection)

Is it likely to stay now? How loose would it actually be and how careful do we have to be about how and what she eats?

What likely damage has been done to her adult tooth by puttin it back in?


Answers: My daughter put her front teeth through her bottom lip in a nasty fall. 5 days later she opened a drink bottle with her teeth (naughty I know) and her hole front top tooth came out.

Root and all. We put it back in, and were told by the paediatric dentist that we did the wrong thing.

It is still there (2 months later), has not gone black and no sign of absess or infection)

Is it likely to stay now? How loose would it actually be and how careful do we have to be about how and what she eats?

What likely damage has been done to her adult tooth by puttin it back in?

You did the RIGHT thing. Putting the baby tooth back in WAS correct.

The rule of thumb has always been, put the tooth in milk and bring it and the patient to the dental office. The dentist would then......put the tooth back in!!!!

Bravo for you for your quick thinking!!!!

The root of the tooth will form new ligaments that attach the root to the bone socket.

If there is no pain or discoloring (grey), then pat yourself on the back.

If it turns grey and there is no pain there is STILL nothing to worry about. It just means the tooth is dead. This poses absolutely NO PROBLEM unless there is pain.

If a reddish bump appears on the gum above the baby tooth, again the tooth died, but now it is abcessed. Don't panic. Just call the dentist.

It is highly probable that there will be NO DAMAGE to the adult tooth that replaces the baby tooth!

Proud of ya!!!!

Either way you should have her seen by a dentist if she is not receiving regular checkups. It is possible, though not likely (your pedodontist gave you the correct advice) for nerves/blood supply to reattach in this situation. I have never seen it occur personally. An xray would be needed to say for sure. It is also possible that there is an abscess, not visible from the outside (they can have fistulas which drain into the mouth which are not visible to obervers) which can potentially damage the adult tooth which is developing underneath it. You should have a dentist evaluate it. Take care.

i would of left it out caz she wil start losing her teeth at bout 6 and get her adult teeth. it is probably of no benefit to her at the moment there in her mouth and mite even start cause discomfort for her. i would go back to dentist and have a chat and tell him ur worrys.

I dont think you should worry too much about it. Maybe get a second opinion from another dentist you trust. If if was that big of a deal it would be suggested to just extract it now so it wont impact the adult tooth. My sister when she was young did a leap across the sofa and smashed her teeth into the television set. Her teeth were pushed up into her gums. I think she lost one and the other one got pulled down. It was slightly bruised but the adult tooth is still alive and kicking today.





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