Blackish looking tooth on 3 yr old

[Olive]

dont stress hun and certainly dont let him know or see that you dont like the dentist!! its the worst thing you can do!! he'll be fine!! as lucy said most go on and have no problems, like i said just look out for a pimple on the gum above the tooth

[*EJ*]

So it would have to be a fairly solid bump to do this? I can't recall anything but DH said all he can think of is when he had a fall outside late last year (????? I wasn't there) and he did seem to go face first. How soon would it appear?

I was having a close look and the tip of his tooth isn't fully discoloured yet, i would say 3/4 of it is though. I can see it from the back of his tooth also. No little pimply thing from what i can see though Olive.

Lulu you have given me a slight feeling of hope to know that it can reverse itself

Olive i definately don't want the boys to have my fear

Thanks ladies

[*EJ*]

I took DS to the dentist yesterday and with the tiny amount that he would open his mouth to show the dentist he seems to think it's all fine. Nothing we can do about it but keep an eye out for infection (like you lovely ladies advised) and it may or may not fall out sooner than expected. He said it would have happened as a result of a bump and it may have happened a year ago or a week ago.

It's a bit sad to think he's got a black tooth when i take photos of his beautiful grin from now on but the main thing it's only a baby tooth.

Thanks for all your advice