My 3Yrs Old's Tooth Is Getting Gray

It's my guess that she did bonk it and you just didn't see it happen. Sometimes it doesn't take much. my son colided with another boy and very quickly it went dark. he was about 2 or 3. We went to the dentist and decided to do a baby root canal. It lightened up the tooth a lot and kept it in there until he lost it. Funny thing is that tooth took forever to fall out. We didn't have any other problems with it. The dentist said we could do nothing and it may or may not get infected. he also said that we could do the root canal and it still may need to come out. Anyway. It all worked out. Good luck.

The same thing happened with my daughter about that age. She had actually worn the enamel off the back of the tooth. We just had it pulled, along with her other upper tooth.

Hi. Do you give your daughter any vitamins that have iron in them? If so, possibly that it the cause. My daughter's dentist noted the grey on some of her teeth, asked if I was giving her a multivitamin, which I am, and said the grey on teeth (of this kind, at least) is often caused by iron. This sort of grey comes off with diligent brushing.

Just another consideration!

My son had that with a front tooth and it ended up being trauma to the tooth. He lost it, normally, and the adult tooth grew in and is just fine. I know that my dentist told me that teeth can discolor if the child is drinking, tea, coffee or soda. I don't know if your daughter drinks any of that, but they could also be causes.

She probably injured it and you didn't know it. She couldn've banged it on a toy or the crib or something of the like. The only way you'll know is by taking her to a pediatric dentist. Hopefully, whatever she did won't affect the permanent tooth. Good luck.

This sounds similar to what happened to two of my son's teeth (each one of the incisors just to the side of both the front teeth - #'s 7 and 10).
I am not sure if there is a technical term for this (I'm sure there is), but this is what I found online....
"Baby teeth get real hollow before they come out. Sometimes the gum tissue gets trapped underneath the hollow tooth and inflames. If this is the case, the tooth should be loose and on its way out soon."
Basically my dentist told me that this is just another way for kids to loose teeth. It is not harmful and if it isn't already, it will be loose soon and you'll be able to pull it out. We were given a time frame of 4 weeks from the time we visited the dentist, that if it didn't come out on it's own, we could come back in and have it pulled. Thankfully it wasn't neccesary, as they both ended up loosening and we pulled them out. Keep in mind they were discolored for a few months, before I took him in to be looked at...so I wouldn't just give yourself the same 4 week time frame. Take her into the dentist to be sure...good luck!

My 3 year old has the same thing. Her tooth started turning grey about 4 months ago after an injury to the face. We saw the dentist last month and they said that it's normal for baby teeth to grey like that. She said the only thing we need to watch for is infection which will start where the tooth meets the gums - you would see a white bubble start to form. Other than that, it will fall out in time and there should be no issues. I went through the same feelings you have - she could easily have bumped it on something and never complained. Good Luck.

You should take her to the dentist asap. She may have bumped something without you knowing, generally when the tooth discolors to a blue/gray or yellow it could mean the tooth is dying. I would make sure to tell the receptionist of the discoloration when you make the appt. My son hit his mouth on our fireplace when he was about 18 months and I mentioned the incident to the dentist when he went the first time this past July since he was turning 3. They mentioned the discoloration, but fortunately he has none and xrays showed the teeth were fine. But he said discoloration is a thing to look for because it is sign the tooth is dying. I hope it turns out to be nothing.

My three year olds front tooth did the same thing, and when I took her to the dentist he told me it was from an injury to the tooth. although I can't remember her ever tramaticly bumping it ino anything. The tooth has been brusied and will stay that way until it falls out and is replaced by the permanent tooth. The good news is it has no affect on the permanent tooth.

I would suggest trying Sangre de Drago on the affected tooth and gum tissue. It is a sap from a tree in the rainforest and has been proven to soften tartar and heal gum tissue in the mouth. A gray tooth is an indication that there was some trauma that caused the tooth to die - this is what I learned from the dentist when my son's two front teeth turned gray after he crashed into the arm of a chair when he was about three or four. It's horrible to be reminded of that because I couldn't have stopped it from happening - it was one of those split second things where he tripped and momentum and gravity were his enemies. I didn't know about the Sangre when it happened to my son, so I don't know if it can regenerate the tissue but it's worth a try. It works on everything else. My son's baby teeth never turned back to white but his permanent teeth weren't damaged. He's twelve now, uses the Sangre de Drago when he brushes his teeth, and they are all white and fine. You can't buy it in a store, so let me know if you want a weblink to where you can get some.

my son fell off the slide and hit his tooth. it started to turn grey the dentist had given him some antibiotics and the color came back. he almost did a baby root canal on it but I told him it was looking better. That was about 2 years ago and it is changing colors again. He is now 5 so he should be ok until his baby tooth falls out.

Like a lot of the other mothers my sons front tooth turned grey after hitting it on the bunk bed. It looked so strange to have such a dark tooth in the front for pictures and stuff. When I took him to the DDS, he just said you could leave it in and it will eventually fall out on it's own, or I can pull it. I opted for his tooth to be pulled (he was 2 at the time). His pictures looked a lot cuter and they had a cute little story to go with it. :) Good luck on your decision.

usually the dentist will xray it to see if there is damage on the tooth above caused by some trauma to the baby tooth.

My son has a grey tooth, he fell and hit his tooth a couple of years ago. Our dentist at the time told me that some of the tissue was dead which was why it was discolored. He's almost 7 and its a baby tooth which will probably come out within the next 6 mos. I had a dead tooth too as a child but mine was brown, also resulting from a fall. Apparently, it's pretty common.

Hope this helps! :)

My five year old has the same thing. He has a dentist appointment next month so we'll see. I know he fell and chipped one front tooth but the one next to it is the one that is gray. We'll see what the dentist says.

That happened to my friends daughter at age 4. The dentist told her it was just a bruise and funny she never had a visible injury either. The tooth just all of a sudden was showing up grey. The tooth eventually went back to white. The nerve did not die but was just bruised.

She could have bumped her tooth when she had her head turned. Sometimes it doesn't take much. And it is a baby tooth, so she won't always have it. But it does sound like a dying tooth. Not much you can do, except wait for her to be old enough for it to fall out.

She probably did bump it on something benign. If it's a baby tooth it is no big deal. The new one will grow in fine. The nerve is dead in the tooth that is what is turning it gray. I do recommend tho making sure she keeps it brushed.

I had this happen to my middle son. His tooth actually died. I had forgotten about it until we were looking at pictures of him when he was younger. He bumped his front tooth hard at pre-school, and the tooth died, but didn't fall out until 5 or 6, when it was ready. It looked a bit funny, but the new tooth was pearly white, and has been just fine.

So, no worries. Just a casualty of a fun and active child!