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Children Bumped Into Hitting Front Tooth. Bled Slightly. Now It Is Swollen And Red. Dental Emergency?

My three year old son bumped heads with my other son this afternoon, including his front tooth. It bled slightly from the gum but seemed okay a little later although he complained for about twenty minutes that it hurt. This evening at bedtime that the gum above the front tooth is swollen around the entire arch of the tooth and dark red/ slightly purple. Is this a dental emergency? Could the nerve be damaged? How do I handle this as I want to make sure to avoid any permanent damage to his tooth.
Mon, 27 May 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for asking the query,

Pain can due to trauma caused, i would suggest you to take your child to Pedodontist and get the checkup done, take an x-ray of the tooth depending upon which pulectomy can be performed. Take a course of antibiotics and analgesic consulting the Dentist.
Give him lukewarm saline rinses.
Maintain a good oral hygiene of your child.


Take care!
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Children Bumped Into Hitting Front Tooth. Bled Slightly. Now It Is Swollen And Red. Dental Emergency?

Hi, Thanks for asking the query, Pain can due to trauma caused, i would suggest you to take your child to Pedodontist and get the checkup done, take an x-ray of the tooth depending upon which pulectomy can be performed. Take a course of antibiotics and analgesic consulting the Dentist. Give him lukewarm saline rinses. Maintain a good oral hygiene of your child. Take care!