What can you do if your child suffers trauma to a baby tooth and it turns grey

Many will say there is nothing you can do about it. That has not been my experience.

When my daughter was around four years old, she hit her tooth on the lid of a garbage pail. The tooth suffered some trauma, but it was not chipped or broken. It looked a little bruised at the gumline.

When the accident happened, I was so grateful for homeopathy; what else can you use in a situation like this?

I gave her one dose of Arnica 200c,  and she calmed down. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite giving her Arnica, she did develop a bruise at her gumline. I was still concerned about it, so I gave her homeopathic cell salts daily to strengthen her teeth.

Calc phos 6x
Calc flour 6x
Silica 6x

I posted a question about the incident in a homeopathic forum and discovered Ruta 30c helps if the ligament is affected, so I gave her a few doses of Ruta a few hours apart.

A few weeks later, the tooth turned greyish/purple. I was concerned about this, even though it was a baby tooth.

Thankfully, I had homeopathic remedies to help her tooth heal. Many people told me her tooth would remain grey until it fell out naturally, replaced by an adult tooth. I was not so sure about that. I knew the odds of complete healing were more favorable with my homeopathic first aid kit assisting me.

I gave her the homeopathic cell salts daily for a few weeks to strengthen her teeth.

I also gave her Hypericum perforatum 200c until she told me the tooth no longer hurt if she pushed on it. (Hypericum is an excellent homeopathic remedy for nerve pain/nerve damage). Approximately 4-5 weeks later, her tooth turned white again. I was so happy and grateful it fully healed.

Was it the homeopathic remedies? Was it luck? There is no way to say for sure. However, I did everything I could to help her heal that tooth, which made me feel good. I did not want her to have a dead tooth in her mouth, and extraction sounded unpleasant. Instead, homeopathy provided a non-invasive solution.

I am incredibly grateful I had a homeopathic first aid kit and knew how to use it. In hindsight, I should have alternated Arnica and Hypericum the first day it happened. If the tooth was loose, I should have given Ruta 30c immediately. But Arnica, how I love thee, let me count the ways.

If you do not have Arnica 30c in your first aid kit, you do not know what you are missing. (I have it in 4 different potencies). Arnica is AMAZING.

Update: the tooth fell out naturally, and there were no further issues with her teeth from the incident.

I am not a medical professional; this is not medical/dental advice. I am only sharing my personal experience with tooth trauma. My daughter’s tooth was not cracked or chipped, and there was no sign of decay. Always defer to your dentist or medical doctor in matters that involve your child’s health.