Tree vs teeth: Recovering an adult tooth proves a costly chain of events

Lughaidh, 11, was driving a go-kart when it smashed into a tree and he lost an adult front tooth. Luckily, it was recovered but the chain of events will prove costly, writes his mum, Catherine Shanahan.

MARCH 27, 2017. A date, to my shame, not forever etched in memory, but at least retrievable by email.

In conducting research for this article, I came across the following, sent to a girlfriend tasked with organising a mutually beneficial weekend away: “Lughaidh smashed into a tree today in a go-kart. Knocked out a front tooth, bruised sternum, totally traumatised (us both). Spent the bones of an hour in the dentist’s trying to stop the bleeding and re-insert the tooth. Trip to the specialist on the cards.