A piece of ds's gum has grown over his tooth

[DaanSaaf]

Never seen anything like it tbh, he just complained about pain and said something was there, there's a long piece of gum covering half of his back tooth any idea what could have caused it? And will it go on it's own? I have a pic if required.

Is it gum growing over teeth, or a new tooth erupting through the gum? Molars in particular can cause a little flap as the come through (and it can be painful!)

I reckon it's what @Userplusnumbers said

How old & counting from the mid line, what number tooth is it?

Oh god, how stupid of me just counted and googled, it's his 1st molars. The one with the gum covering is about half way through and the other side has just cut.

Number 6

And he's 6, sorry.

Glad you figured it out! Hope he's not in too much pain - I remember wisdom teeth coming through and being woken in the night from where they were shredding my gums!

Be careful that there isn’t any food under it. (TMI warning) Not sure if this can happen with molars but with my wisdom tooth I ended up with a nasty infection and it was impacted with rotting food. It was horrendous and the pain was extreme. Dentist flushed it all out and gave me strong antibiotics.

Oh no, I'll keep an eye on it thanks.

Perfect. And right on time. Get him to chew on it and it will soon disappear as the teeth erupt. At least you've noticed it and can make sure they're kept clean. 6s are the most treated tooth in adults, they've got a lot of years to go yet.

Thank you Mrsmorton, I always think of you on MN when I have dentistry needs

MrsMorton, are you in dentistry by any chance?

Thank you Mrsmorton, I always think of you on MN when I have dentistry needs grin

This! You're always so sensible and interesting. I'm sure I wouldn't have had such a torrid time with my teeth if you had been my dentist in... well, the mid 80s-90's really. The teeth I have left seem to have settled down a bit now.

@Leeeeemon36 yes, I'm still registered but not practising anymore do not as up to date as other dentists on the forum.

Mrsmorton my DS has the same situation as OP’s DC. He’s 7 and the only one in his class without any sign of wobbly teeth at the front.

A few weeks ago curiosity got better of me and inspected his mouth. It turned out his first adult teeth are coming out right behind his last milk teeth.How do we know if they are premolars or molars?I’m a bit puzzled that his back teeth made appearance before the front ones.

I drum into him the importance of looking after his teeth, sadly you’re right about 6’s.

Just read all the posts and they are also 6’s, stupid me

He'd lose a tooth to get a premolar. I'm sure his front ones will get moving when they're ready!

Thank you!