Broken teeth update

As soon as Ella chipped her teeth I remembered putting together a page at work on this pediatric dentist in my area. She and her office sounded really great and I tried to save that information in my mind for when Ella would need a dentist one day. And much to my surprise, I remembered! So that night Steve left a message for them and the next day they said they’d be happy to get us in.

The office was adorable and while I filled out SIX pages of information Ella and Daddy played with the many toys, sat at the children’s table, looked at the aquarium … Once we got in, the very nice dentist asked us some questions about Ella then took a look.

The good news: She said it was just a fracture in enamel, not bone. She said that Ella should not have any sensitivity – there’s no nerve damage. The only reason she may have not liked the hard sippy cup I gave her was just because the pressure on the new injury bothered her. Then, the doctor filed her sharp tooth down a little so there would be no further injury. She said that if we wanted to do something more cosmetic in a few years we could. But it really is not that bad. Maybe I’ll post photos later.

Not great news: The doctor did warn us that due to the trauma it is possible that the nerve in the tooth could eventually die and her tooth would turn grey and maybe need extracted. But she really sounded like it’s just a small possibility and she wanted to just put it out there in case we’re the crazy couple who sues their dentist because she says everything was fine, then their daughter’s tooth turned grey.

So there you have it, Ella’s first big injury. I’m thinking Steve’s idea about putting a helmet on her wasn’t so bad.