Well, it finally happened. A few months ago Princess wiped out on the trampoline and ended up with a really fat lip but her teeth were spared.
Tag was not so lucky today.
He was trying to hide in an outdoor toybox at a neighbor's house when he slipped and caught his face on their cement step. Here is a tooth chart, just for reference. His #7 is knocked loose and his #8 is shoved up into his gum a tiny bit. I think I see a speck chip out of his #9 as well. I'm not sure whether to take him to a dentist only to be told that he's fine and lucky that it was baby teeth. Don't mouths heal pretty quickly? We're going to wait a bit a make sure that things are working out before freaking out. He already has a dr appt on Friday so I might have her take a peek as well.
::sigh:: It had to happen some time, right? Smoothies and pudding for the invalid until his teeth aren't so sensitive.
Other than that our 4th has been pretty nice. We've taken a few minutes here and there to pick up and do dishes but mostly we've hung out. We've played games, Man went out with Tag earlier so he could ride his bike somewhere besides right next to the house. We have friends coming over shortly but one of them had to make a detour to the ER on their way over here, so we're having a late dinner. We're not sure what we're going to do about fireworks but we might just call it a night. Tag fell asleep at the table drinking some juice and didn't even complain about being transferred to his bed. We're still planning on a visit to grandma's house tomorrow. That should be nice and relaxing. :)
After researching, I'm very upset to find that the closest dentist who will take our insurance is 62 miles away. What the heck?? (fuming) That is just ridiculous.
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Sorry that the closest dentist is so far away. Still, you might want to give them a ring just to check (some dentists even accept photos).
When I was about Tag's age, I fell down a flight of steps and knocked my mouth hard enough that I killed the roots of a couple of my teeth. Thankfully they stayed in place, they just yellowed. If the root dies and the tooth comes out, they may need to put in a place holder.
You might also have Tag check where the chip is out of the tooth and make sure that it feels smooth. If not, they can either cap it or kind of smooth it with a tool.
FWIW, as a future reference, if one gets knocked out, put it in a glass of milk until you can get it to the dentist. You usually have a window of an hour or two. Sometimes they can re-insert it. ;)
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