8 year old broke 3 mm off front tooth - need dentist recommendation pls

[crescent]

Hi - a year ago my poor son slipped on a wet marble floor, knocked out 2 baby teeth and chipped a chunk of his adult front tooth. :o(

Kings put on a temporary 'build up' which lasted for weeks: and our dentist put on a permanent one that should last 6 months plus...it lasted a day. 2nd time it lasted 2 months. 3rd time 4 days. I have lost faith with this dentist, my poor son is really upset, and I'd love any recommendations for a good dentist for this sort of thing. Would be sooooo grateful.

Thanks.

[Medusa]

Two of my children did the same thing within a week of each other! The problem is probably with the stability of the build-up, rather than the skill of the dentist; it fell out within a day each time in the case of my apple-munching boy. After a few attempts, he was fitted with a 'veneer' which has proved much more robust and is intended to last until he is eighteen and the tooth can be permanently repaired. The veneer has lasted about two years now. We go to the Herne Hill dental practice. Whatever repair is done on the tooth, though, will not make it strong. Even with the veneer, we were told to regard the tooth as something to look at, but not to bite with... These childhood repairs are really only intended to last until the child's old enough for a crown/cap.