My 9-moth-old has her left eye tooth half-way in and there is a white spot on her gum behind the tooth. It does NOT appear to be another tooth coming in behind the first tooth. What could this be? The spot is definately white, with maybe a hint of a yellowish tinge. I don't know how long it has been there (she won't let me look in her mouth), but I know I have seen it for the past 2 weeks and the size has not changed.
She has been unusually fussy lately, and Oragel seems to work, but it could be the "spot" or the fact that she has 4 new teeth coming in.
Any info you gould give or a place to search would be great. I want an idea before I try to brave the ice storm to take her to the dentist - it may be a week or more before the imediate 50-mile area has power. If this is serious, I want to take her right away, if necessary.
2007-01-14 17:54:02 · 7 answers · asked by For the Love of Yorkies 4 in Health ➔ Dental
The "spot" is 1 mm in diameter.
The tooth is the left Lateral Incisor.
Do white-trash people have post-graduate degrees and earn $100,000+ / annum? Humm.... sorry, I must be confused. My parents are pretty old-school and I use a lot of their language.
2007-01-14 18:41:57 · update #1
It sounds as if she may have a little ulcer on the gum.Keep using the oragel, and some paracetamol or nurafen, when she is grissly.If it gets bigger,or she gets a temperature then I would take her to the doc or dentist, but It really sounds as if she has a little ulcer from her teething troubles,she may have chewed too hard on a toy and irritated it while trying to sooth her gums.You will probably find,she gets a nappy rash as well.
2007-01-14 17:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by BeeMay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-26 00:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by Bradley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter had something like this a little younger- I thought it was a tooth but it owund up being just a calcium build up- I dont really know how this happens but I am pretty sure it never bothered her and it eventually went away on its own. She is 14 now so unfortunately I dont remember how long it took for it to disappear - it just seems that one day it was there and for a little while then one day it was not.
I really would not worry unless after more than a month it does not go away or it starts hindering the growth of her teeth or seems to hurt her - the discomfort she has right now, I would attribute to her 4 teeth coming in, that can be pretty harsh. If it gets bigger or hiders her teeth from coming in without trouble, then I would take her to the doctor- I am no dentist but having seen something that sounds just like what you are describing, I would not fret.
2007-01-14 18:02:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a dentist.
Bear with me, I'm not familiar with the white-trash vernacular. When you say "eye tooth", are you referring to the canine? If so, your daughter is ahead of the game. Typically primary canines erupt around the 12-month mark.
Primary first molars also tend to erupt around this time. Erupting teeth often present themselves initially as white macules (i.e. patches). From your description, it sounds as though the area is tender, which is important, because erupting teeth can (as I'm sure you already know) cause gingival soreness.
It is likely that her primary first molars are erupting, or at least that one tooth is. Ordinarily, I tell my patients that any new lesion that doesn't go away in 14 days needs to be biopsied, however, in cases like yours where tooth eruption is a possibility, I like to give them more time. Provided the lesion in your daughter's mouth does not grow significantly in size, does not become cauliflower-like in surface texture, or does not begin to bleed or produce pus, just watch and wait for a month or so. Eventually, the shape of a tooth may be palpable beneath the gingiva.
Now, our friendly nurse who posted before me mentioned giving your child Tylenol (paracetamol, aka acetaminophen) for this problem. If topical anesthetics like oragel work, leave it at that. Systemic medications are not necessary for focal areas of soreness that are really quite minor.
Good luck.
2007-01-14 18:20:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would go see the pediatrician to rule out an infection. When you apply pressure to the gums they turn white- Is it a pressure spot from the tooth coming in? Trush maybe??
2007-01-14 17:58:11 · answer #5 · answered by angel_lillian001 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your baby is just teething, it is perfectly natural. She needs to be given things she can ease her gum pain with. It is just a new tooth.
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2014-09-14 16:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋