Loose tooth @ age of 4?

my son is 4 years old, he ran into a wall (as funny as it sounds) and now his front tooth is loose. he keeps wiggling it because he thinks if he looses a tooth that makes him an even bigger boy. should i start with his pediatrician and go from there or should i go straight to the dentist? he's never been to the dentist before.

Loose tooth @ age of 4?
Since the tooth is loose because of trauma, rather than naturally being lost as the permanent teeth come in, it would be wise to take him to the dentist for a quick evaluation. While he's more than likely going to be fine, hitting his tooth may have damaged the permanent tooth bud underneath, or he may need to have the loose tooth extracted to protect the permanent one.





Besides, 4 is a great time to have some fluoride and a cleaning!





Good luck to you!
Reply:It is normal to lose a tooth at this age! My daughter lost her first tooth when she was in 4K. She didn't run into a wall to do it though:).If it bothers him take him to a dentist. Your pediatrician should be able to recommend a good one. If not it might have just sped up the process of the loosening of the tooth and he should be fine!
Reply:make sure you have dental insuracnce.... if not go anyway for a consultation visit...... my sons lower front tooth got loosoe onits own at age 5, i think the upper front tooth don't comeout till much later.. so if it the upper one, bring him to the dentist immedialtey.. if it's the lower one, it shouldent be such a big deal, but go either way
Reply:You can go to the dentist certainly...but if the tooth is wiggling there's nothing to do with it unless you want to pull it. Some teeth will firm back up if you leave them alone...so next time don't encourage the wiggling for a few days to see what happens.





As far as not going to the dentist...he should go regardless. As soon as children start getting teeth they should be seen by a dentist. To check for caveties, gum problems, bite issues....I would brush my oldest's teeth 3 times a day and gave him florinated water...and his first appt he had 4 caveties (acid reflux weaked his enamel). So it's time to make an appt. And they have Pediatric dentists so don't worry about all that.





Good luck.
Reply:I would take him to a pediatric dentist. If the tooth falls out, and the permanant one is not even close to coming in, the teeth surrounding the empty space left by the tooth that fell out of, may move, and cause crowding when the new tooth is ready to come in. They can put in a spacer that will keep the other teeth from invading the space until the permanant tooth is ready to come in.



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