Milk tooth

[Bumbleb79]

Hi all

My son 8 had a loose tooth which has been bothering him for quite a while. This morning it has fallen off but a quarter of it is still stuck in the gums. Is this something which will fall off after a while or should we be contacting the dentist. Any thoughts / advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much.

[dementedpixie]

Are you sure its a bit of the old tooth and not the new one coming through? Is the tooth itself broken?

[Bumbleb79]

Yes it's the tooth itself broken. The adult tooth is behind.

[dementedpixie]

The baby tooth root normally gets absorbed as the adult tooth comes in. What does the tooth that came out look like?

[Bumbleb79]

The one which came out definitely looked like it was missing a part. Because when I compare it to the ones which fell earlier on it's missing a bit.

[dementedpixie]

Can you post a picture?
I imagine the adult tooth will both push the root out the way and absorb it as its supposed to
Maybe call the dentist for advice too

[Bumbleb79]

I had posted a picture in my previous post. I suppose it didn't get uploaded. I'm posting it now again.

[Bumbleb79]

You can see that the bit of old tooth is still
Present

[dementedpixie]

I meant a picture of the tooth that came out

[Bumbleb79]

Apologies @dementedpixie I meant to
Post this. The bit of tooth which was sticking to the gum has now come off.

[dementedpixie]

Thats good. Glad it came out by itself. The adult tooth would have pushed it out eventually anyway