Chipped Baby Teeth: Toddler
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Chipped Tooth
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on January 8, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old recently chipped part of his tooth. The tooth is one that is the front of his mouth. It doesn't seem to be bothering him, so I don't know if I shou...
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- My son has the same problem (but at 6), it happened right before a regular dental check-up and the dentist didn't seem to concerned about it. Maybe not much help, but...
- go to the dentist...might have done something to the nerve. It happened to my daughter..she ended up getting a fake tooth.
- Actually, I had this problem with my youngest. She chipped her tooth and the dentist said as long as it didn't begin to turn grey, it was ok. If that happens, then t...
Chipped Tooth
Asked by M.C. from San Diego
on February 11, 2009
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My 18 month old daughter fell and chipped her front tooth. She fell on her glider chair right behind me and immediately got a "goose egg" on her forehead. I was so con...
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- My now almost 6 year old son chipped his tooth when he was three. It broke off vertically which means he still had his whole tooth but only the back side. (We took him...
- my daughter fell and face planted into carpet and chipped her front tooth. i also didnt notice till the next day. what i did was gave her teething tablets incase it hu...
- If the chipped area is sharp, the tooth is discolored or loose or if it is causing her pain you need to see a dentist for sure. If the chip isn't too bad and you don't...
What to expect if my toddler chipped his tooth?
Asked by N.W. from Detroit
on February 5, 2008
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My 18 month old chipped his tooth this morning. The poor kid didn't hurt himself, but the chip looks horrible! I know I need to take him to a Pediatric Dentist, and ...
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- my daughter chipped her tooth at age 21/2 or so. it was more than a chip, it cracked and she lost part of it. so she definitely had to see pediatric dentist. (she was ...
- Aw poor kid and poor mom! My daughter had 2 teeth extracted and 2 root canals at age 16 months, and they did it under light sedation they didn't put her to sleep and s...
- I can so sympathize with your pain! I also have two boys and my youngest at 15 months old fell and took a nice chip out of his front tooth also. My friend who works at...
Help for Chipped Toddler Tooth
Asked by N.C. from Chicago
on November 16, 2008
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This past weekend, as my 22-month-old daughter was playing, she fell, hit her face on the floor, and chipped one of her front teeth (small chip, but noticeable). Ther...
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- I love Dr Shane Fisher. He's located at 4833 Church in Skokie. ###-###-####. He's a pediatric dentist affiliated with Children's Memorial. Most ped dentists want to s...
- You dentist maybe able to just build the tooth back up. My husband chipped his tooth and the just built the tooth back up. I do not think they will reattach the brok...
- My son chipped his tooth on the edge of the bathtub at 18 months. I about went through the roof! There's not much to be done. As long as the tooth doesn't discolor ...
18 Month Old Chipped a Tooth
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on April 5, 2008
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My 18-month old son fell in the bathtub tonight and chipped one of his front teeth. We have not yet been to a pedi dentist even though he has all but the last 4 molars...
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- My son chipped a tooth at a year old. I took him to the dentist with me and he told me the same thing. Keep an eye on it and make sure to keep it clean. It was not...
- Boat club dental is great!
- By the time my daughter was 18 months old she had chipped three teeth. I took her to the dentist and there is nothing they can do. They will just watch them and if it...
Broken Tooth
Asked by B.C. from Portland
on August 29, 2010
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My 12 year old boy lost the top half of his tooth (molar). He had mentioned a day or two ago that only half of his tooth was loose, it didn't occur to me then that he ...
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- Well what it sounds like is the baby tooth fell out and you can see the top of the new permanent tooth coming through. Remember baby teeth are short and little so it c...
- Is he in pain? He could have a nerve exposed that really, really hurts. If so he definitely needs to go to the dentist. It seems it might be best to have it extracte...
- Is he is a lot of pain from the broken tooth? If so I'd call the dentisit's # and see if there is an on call person to talk to. Otherwise, avoid hot/cold - motrin or...
Chipped Front Tooth -
Asked by G.G. from Chicago
on August 1, 2011
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My 10 yr old feel and chipped his tooth. We are taking him to the dentist this afternoon but any do's and don't that i should be aware of.
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- Put the broken tooth in milk until then.
- Most likely they will apply a white "filling" to fix the appearance. Be aware that if he did damage the nerve-there's nothing they can really "do" and it can take y...
- do make sure they get an xray... do have them look for nerve damage.... do have them fill it in to avoid rot... dont take no for an answer lol my son did the sam...
Chipped Teeth
Asked by S.W. from Pocatello
on March 7, 2011
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My daughter had a chipped tooth so we took her to the dentist and had them bond it but the bonding came loose. Now what should we do?
Broken Front Tooth
Asked by C.P. from Miami
on February 4, 2010
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My 9 yrs old daughter fell and broke her front tooth.It is not fully grown out . Will she change anoth set of front tooth or do I have to take her to a dentist to have...
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- Take her in. I broke off my front teeth when I was about that age and had to get it fixed. Also give her some ibuprofen if the tooth is still tender. It helps with the...
- I broke off part of my front tooth when I was about that age. The entire corner of one tooth that was right in the center. The dentist bonded it that lasted until I ...
- If this is a permanent tooth she chipped, then the only solution is to have a dentist cap it. If its the baby tooth, then she's fine. But at 9 I would assume its the p...
Advice on What to Do About Chipped Tooth in 18 Month Old
Asked by A.B. from Goldsboro
on April 23, 2008
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My 18 month old daughter fell and chipped her front tooth. Took her to the dentist and they said to just monitor it and bring her in every 6 months. Is there anythin...
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- Not knowing how bad of a chip it is, I would say don't worry too much about it. Just be thankful it is a baby tooth! My kids hardly ever hurt their little teeth, unti...
- My daughter did the same thing, but not the front tooth. If the dentist says it's fine, then I wouldn't worry about it. The only thing they told us was to make sure ...
- No, there isn't. This happened to my son when he was that age and they sanded it down so he wouldn't cut his lip open and they said if for some reason it died and turn...
