Competition is getting fierce in the Morgan household. L managed to grab the lead in a surprise move on the couch yesterday. By slamming his face into the arm of the couch with a resulting dental intrusion of his upper incisors, he has shown the world of extreme sports what can really be accomplished.Seriously though... We had no clue how bad it was for a few hours. He had a pretty bloody mouth, but I just assumed he had cut his 
lip or gums. Later J noticed that his top, front teeth looked a little farther up in the gum than they used to be. I called our dentist and ran L over to his house for a quick checkup. Dr. Alexander said that there wasn't really much to be done about it. If they damaged his permanent teeth, c'est la vie. Hopefully it won't be too bad. Apparently this is the most common dental injury in kids between 1-3 years, with a slighter predominance of injury in boys (surprise, surprise). L has been a very brave boy through the whole ordeal. The Dr. did prescribe popsicles so that made him pretty happy. The swelling should go down in a few days and the teeth might re-erupt over the next few months.
lip or gums. Later J noticed that his top, front teeth looked a little farther up in the gum than they used to be. I called our dentist and ran L over to his house for a quick checkup. Dr. Alexander said that there wasn't really much to be done about it. If they damaged his permanent teeth, c'est la vie. Hopefully it won't be too bad. Apparently this is the most common dental injury in kids between 1-3 years, with a slighter predominance of injury in boys (surprise, surprise). L has been a very brave boy through the whole ordeal. The Dr. did prescribe popsicles so that made him pretty happy. The swelling should go down in a few days and the teeth might re-erupt over the next few months. The saddest thing, is L no longer smiles like Mater. J is pretty depressed at the loss of his little boy's buck tooth smile.
This picture shows how swollen his upper lip is:
6 comments:
Eek, poor kid! I'll miss his Mater-Mouth too! What do you mean when you say, "re-erupt"? Like he'll teeth AGAIN? That sounds like a department in Hell...
Their already through the skin so I'm sure it won't be bad. The pain he is in right now is probably worse than teething anyways.
Yes, if they "re-erupt" it would mean his teeth going back to roughly how they were before.
Poor guy, it actually made my teeth hurt to read about L - and my toes curl. At least our boys can impress each other with how tough they look with their "mouth accidents" when we have our next family reunion. Actually, F just looks like a hillbilly :(
Oh my goodness! That picture of his lip just makes me hurt...I don't dare look at the teeth pics close up. Poor guy!
So nice to have Dr. A!
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