My 10 year old son had a tooth break off....?!


Question: My 10 year old son had a tooth break off!.!.!.!.!?
!.!.!.!.there is a small piece still in the gum and it looks like there is a mass that is "hanging" there!. The tooth was loose and he pulled it himself, when he pulled it, the tooth was hollow or empty!. Could what is "hanging" there be the roots!?

I would take him to the dentist, but our family dentist has no number to reach him after hours or on weekends!. I also looked in the phonebook and made a few calls but no one with in 100 miles has evening or Saturday hours!.

He says that it isn't sore, and that it doesn't hurt!.

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Answers:
I wouldn't worry about it right now!. As a baby tooth gets ready to come out, the roots slowly start resorbing!. The inside of a baby tooth that falls out will be hollow as a result of the roots absorbing!. Even if their is a small piece left in there, it will either come out on its own, or will wait till next week!. The mass hanging there, is probably just fleshy gum tissue!. It will heal in a week or so!.

Make sure he keeps the area clean!. Have him rinse with a non-alcoholic rinse and brush around it!. If the piece doesn't come out by next week, then call the dentist and let them take an xray to see how much of the root is left in there!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yeah i broke a couple teeth in my day, if it is not bothering him wait til monday!. if it is a baby tooth the other will push it out, or the dentist can pull it out, if it is a grown up tooth you can just get it ceramiced, my front 3 teeth are fake and no one ever knows until i tell themWww@Answer-Health@Com

The exact same thing happened to my 12 year old daughter! It was on her lower right side, and it was like a shell came out but the rest stayed in!. I took her to the dentist the following day!.!.!.as long as it isn't hurting him, he should be okay until Monday!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

what is hanging there could well be the new tooth-baby teeth often have no roots by the time they come out-
also-if it was not ready to come out, he could not havbe pulled it-baby teeth are like babies-they come out when they are ready!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yhea go ahead there no hurt in doing that i didWww@Answer-Health@Com





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