https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:47:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1375023 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:44:21 +0000 doodlepoodle 1375023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: :( poor guy and poor mama! Could you maybe use a nursing shield for the time being? :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1375017 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:36:40 +0000 immabeetoo 1375017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: thank you for responding! It is a little sharp, but they said it was not an option to file because he was so squirmy :( I don't know if it is that or now the mesiodens (spelling, not sure!) poking through but nursing is no fun now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1373630 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:49:41 +0000 yellowbird 1373630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: this happens all the time!!! I agree with your dentist to just be extra diligent about keeping it clean. Hopefully it isn't sharp anywhere. He will be fine. Most of my kiddo patients grind their front teeth down a lot anyway so it may be a nonissue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372318 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:23:45 +0000 immabeetoo 1372318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=1391/14/mzvyrp.449x600.photo.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372317 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:23:20 +0000 immabeetoo 1372317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScallop: @travelgirl1: @mrskc: thanks :(</p> <p>@yellowbird: ah yes you are a dentist, right! He is 14 months.. He tripped and fell hard on our metal bed frame's edge; his lip bled for maybe a minute, and then he stopped crying and seemed fine. This morning I decided to see if he had any new teeth cutting because nursing was uncomfortable and... AHHH freaked out. This is the best picture I could get; but it's a giant chunk out diagonally. I at first thought the tooth shard was stuck in his upper palate, but I guess it is just an extra tooth that I couldn't see before?</p> <p>We went into the dentist, obviously, and he said there wasn't much we could do beyond the fluoride, watch it carefully, and have it fixed once he was older :( :( Please tell me this happens often! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372275 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:06:38 +0000 mrskc 1372275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah poor guy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372227 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:49:59 +0000 Smurfette 1372227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did it happen? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372209 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:43:51 +0000 travelgirl1 1372209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No experience but I'm so sorry this happened. Poor baby and poor you. Hope it all works out well :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372190 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:37:03 +0000 yellowbird 1372190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: how did it happen? How old is your LO? Do you have a picture of it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372177 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:34:02 +0000 MrsScallop 1372177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice unfortunately, but I wanted to send good thoughts your way. Poor little guy! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fractured-tooth#post-1372067 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:01:51 +0000 immabeetoo 1372067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>didn't find anything in search, anyone have any experience? Went to the dentist and it is fractured for sure, down to the dentin. :( :( He recommended brushing after nursing, and using a tiny bit of fluoride on the tooth at night (LO is 14 months).</p> <p>Hoping it doesn't get infected or a cavity, which would entail going under general anesthesia to fix it. Ack! Anyone else have this happen? </p>