Teeth

The day before Valentine's Day, Cannon fell at the park with my parents. He was walking up some stairs, holding onto both rails with his hands, and he slipped on sandy steps, landing right on his top teeth - hitting the metal stair. Hands did not break his fall - his teeth did. At first my parents thought he just had a fat lip - because his top teeth went into his bottom lip.

Then a few minutes later, Cannon said "Grandma, my tooth is loose."

They looked inside and saw this:


We called the dentist and went in right away. He has 4 loose teeth. The root is broken on the right front tooth and the left front tooth is already discolored. The right front tooth is VERY loose. VERY VERY loose. I am shocked it hasnt come out. The dentist wants to wait (and see us weekly) and if the gums tighten and we can keep some/all the teeth than great (teeth and speech go hand in hand at this age, so if he can keep them all in even for a little bit, it is success)!





He stayed home with me the next day (Valentine's day) because he couldnt eat anything at his class party anyways.


The gum line got really black and bruised.


But a few days later, everything looked so much better.


My tough little guy was never in pain. I think it hurts me more than him. He hasnt been bothered at all and he has found a way to eat despite the loose teeth. The good news is that the permanent teeth were not impacted by the fall.