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Child Have Loose Tooth With A Hole In The Gums. Will The Gums Heal By Itself?

My seven year old daughter has had a loose tooth for over two months. It is one of her top front teeth. When I looked in her mouth today, I was alarmed to see a 3-4mm hole in her gum above her loose tooth. When she wiggles her tooth, I can see what looks like maybe a broken root moving in and then sticking out her gum. Her grown up tooth has been growing behind the baby tooth for for several months. She is not in any pain. Will her gum heal by itself?
Fri, 3 May 2013
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Dentist 's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
First of all let me inform you that the time of loosened tooth to be removed had passed already.
The permanent successor has already erupted palatally,this will result in malalignment of front teeth since your milk teeth has not yet removed.
The hole has appeared in gums due to resorption of root of milk tooth.
Please do visit your dentist and get the milk teeth removed as soon as possible.
Make sure that remaining milk teeth are shed at the appropriate time to help in eruption of permanent teeth in proper position.
Always maintain good oral hygiene.
Take care.
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Dentist Dr. Sushma Rajesh's  Response
Hello,

Thanks for posting your query.

I understand your daughter is facing problem with her front upper tooth. Since you mentioned she is seven years old and there is a permanent tooth erupting palatally [behind] the milk tooth ,it is considered normal. The hole you see is because the milk tooth is about to fall as it's roots are resorbing.There no need to panic. But it is better to see a dentist to remove the loosened tooth if the tooth is not falling off on its own.

I hope that answers your query.

Take Care
Dr.Sushma Rajesh
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Dentist Dr. Qazi Ammara's  Response
Hi,

Thanks for asking the query,

According to your clinical history i suspect that your primary tooth of your child is shedding off and there is erruption of the permanent tooth palatally, the hole in the gum which you are mentioning is due to the resorption of the primary tooth.
There is no need to worry i would suggest you to visit the Dentist and better to get the loosened tooth removed and look if there is any malalignment caused due to erruption of the permanent tooth.
Maintain a good oral hygiene of your child.

Hope this helps out.

Regards...
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Dentist Dr. Farah Hussain's  Response
Hello there ,

Thanks for writing your query,

As you have mentioned your daughter is seven years old , i would like to inform you that its the eruption phase in childerns where permanent teeth replace the milk teeth.

so nothing to worry about , loose gums is due to loosening of milk tooth which will exfoliate in future and permanent tooth will replace it.

the gums will heal with time , i would suggest you to go for symptomatic treatment at home like gargling with lukewarm saline water or antiseptic mouthwash like chlorhexidine or betadine.


Apply oral antiseptic ,analgesic ointments like dentogel or mucogel topically over the affected area

i hope this helps ,

take care.
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Child Have Loose Tooth With A Hole In The Gums. Will The Gums Heal By Itself?

Hello, Thanks for posting your query. First of all let me inform you that the time of loosened tooth to be removed had passed already. The permanent successor has already erupted palatally,this will result in malalignment of front teeth since your milk teeth has not yet removed. The hole has appeared in gums due to resorption of root of milk tooth. Please do visit your dentist and get the milk teeth removed as soon as possible. Make sure that remaining milk teeth are shed at the appropriate time to help in eruption of permanent teeth in proper position. Always maintain good oral hygiene. Take care.