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Is Cool Ragging On The Gums With Bleeding A Serious Issue To 16 Months Old?

My 16 mth old daughter is teething currently and I noticed what I thought at first was a tiny tooth but only just realized is in fact a sort of raised tage of gum flesh that when I rubbed on it with a cool rag to confirm if it was a tooth it bled a little. Should I be alarmed?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
The tooth erupts by cutting through the gum.
One should not interfere with the process.
Nothing to get alarmed now.
Do not reprat the same again.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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Is Cool Ragging On The Gums With Bleeding A Serious Issue To 16 Months Old?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic. The tooth erupts by cutting through the gum. One should not interfere with the process. Nothing to get alarmed now. Do not reprat the same again. Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics