Hi. My son ( 10 yrs old) had a baby tooth extracted a few weeks ago- as the dentist said he needed a baby root canal, so rather extract the tooth, Unfortunately his adjacent permanent tooth got loose and fell out now. I am not too happy ( to say the least!!). What are my options- we still have the tooth that fell out- can it be put back in like dentures? Can i assume its the dentist negligenc?
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint if the permanent tooth has been fallen due to removal of the adjacent baby tooth then it is due to abnormal forces implicated on the permanent tooth while extracting the baby tooth and is not a correct practice. You can put it back in socket only till a period or an hour or so after it is removed but not longer than that. So in case if you are early enough consult a Periodontist immediately and get evaluated. Better to keep the tooth in milk or saliva to give it a favorable medium. In case if the tooth has been extracted long back then it cannot be re-implanted in the socket and in that case you need to as of now get a space maintainer placed and once the permanent teeth erupt adjacent to the extraction socket then a bridge can be placed. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor. .