Apr
Earlier today, my 3.5 yr old told me her gums hurt. Not really paying attention, I brushed it off saying I was sorry to hear it. Later in the afternoon while giving her a bath, I needed to get her attention while reprimanding her and I seized her chin, albeit not very hard, firmly so she had to look at me. It was then she cried out in pain that her gums really injured. I took a closer look and saw a bad floss job needing to happen, just between her bottom 4 teeth. So I flossed her teeth and told her the food stuck in between was causing pressure making her gums hurt, and it should get superior soon. Now we don't floss daily (I think we will now), but it certainly is at least weekly. I can't imagine how her teeth got so crammed in such a short time when this never happened before. Also, I didn't notice any infection (redness, swelling), but she refused to let me see inside her lower lip. Before dinnertime, I administered Children's Tylenol for the pain, and again asked her to let me look and she wouldn't. If it gets worse, I’ll contact the on-call dentist, but if not, I’ll make the call Monday morning. Has anyone had experience in this, and can help me figure what's going on with my daughter's gums??
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You probably can wait until a normal buisness day, however, if the color changes, becomes white, yellow, or in rare, rare cases, black, take her to an emergency dentist.
it could just be irritation from the food that was stuck in there, or from brushing too hard, from flossing, or maybe injured it somehow. It's not usual for young ones to have gum diseases, but not unheard of. It could be gingervitus, pariadontal or piyareah. If you have her rinse just that part of her mouth with warm salt water, it will help the swelling, the bacteria, and the infection. pretty much, it will help everything.. if it's a gum disease, though, it will only temp. help the situation, but good enough to halt it from getting worse, make the swelling go away, and the dissappearing redness will make it seem like it's all healed. Chances are, you can wait until monday : )
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sowwwy but i am not a dentist i didn't go to med. school. sowwy
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Take it from someone who has had work done on each tooth he has: see the dentist, and brush and floss daily. You'll appreciate it when she has the means to lavish gifts on you later in life, rather than dental bills.
I'm pretty sure it's just irritation from the food (never underestimate the ability of growing teeth to stockpile crumbs where they shouldn't). But by the time any infection is visible, it's well past time to remove the tooth or canal the root. Definitely trust her nerves; you only gave her so many to begin with, and they can't be replaced.