On Victoria Day, I was taking a shower and the boys decided it would be fun to come in and take up all the available space. I had just climbed out and was starting to dry off when I heard a horrendous ca-THUD and Nicholas started to scream. As I helped him out of the tub, I saw gob loads of blood coming from his mouth. I thought, 'OK, he's bitten his lip or tongue. It'll stop any minute now.' No such luck!
I finally got him to let me take a look and the blood was coming from the gumline above his right front tooth. A cold wet cloth did little to stem the bloodflow. It did finally slow a bit, enough that he wasn't drooling blood anymore and I was able to call Healthlink. They recommended the Emergency Dental Clinic at the U of A hospital in case he had split the tooth at or inside the gum line.
I was able to get him in to see the dentist and after an x-ray, Nicholas was cleared to go. The tooth is not broken anywhere but it is loosened pretty significantly. He is supposed to be on soft food or liquids for 5-7 days. Oh, this'll be FUN! LOL Thank goodness the kid likes Pediasure, milk and bananas. He keeps asking for pickles though...maybe he's pregnant. LOL
Our Childhoods, Cake Wrecked
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I didn't know about this! Good grief! Is he doing better now?
He's fine now. The tooth has shored up on its own. It is a little discoloured and crowding the next tooth a tiny bit but so far so good. It looks like he'll keep it.
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