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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Oh no. Soccer can be rough. Sounds like he has a good attitude, though.
ReplyDeleteWeren't you just telling me this morning how gross that tooth was? Your blog is now Rated PG-13 for mild gore. Guess it is halloween time.
ReplyDeleteWell, I cleaned off as much gore as I could. Sorry if it grosses anyone out, but it was relevant to the story!
ReplyDeleteYikes! If Carter sees him at school he'll check up on him!
ReplyDeleteOuch! Way to be tough Daniel! Good thing you have such a great smile.
ReplyDeleteWe are so sorry, but we know Daniel is really tough and he will do just fine. It's too bad that this mortal experience isn't always fair.
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible! I hate tooth injuries. Looks like he can still smile, though!
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