Daniel was playing soccer at school yesterday, and he bonked heads with another kid. That might not have been so bad, except Daniel is a lot taller than the other 4th graders. The top of the other kid's head hit him near his chin. Daniel was in a lot of pain because his top front permanent tooth was knocked loose, so he called me. We took him to the dentist who sent us over to an oral surgeon. The tooth was more than just loose--it was broken up in the gums. The dentist and the oral surgeon both said it was the worst way possible to break a tooth, and nothing could be done for it. So, the oral surgeon extracted it for him. Then he packed the hole to make a space for a false tooth, and Daniel got a bunch of stitches. Daniel can't get an implant until he's an adult, but he will probably get a retainer with a tooth in a week or two. Kinda rough, huh? He was in a lot of pain, but he was pretty tough. They didn't even have to put him to sleep during the surgery. The dentist and the oral surgeon both like Daniel so much that they called us at home later to check up on him. He says it still hurts a lot, but he's doing pretty well.
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| He's still smiling! |
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| Daniel refused to give the tooth to the tooth fairy. You can kind of see how it split up the middle. |
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