Wobbly Tooth should she see a dentist

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My child is 12 and has a wobbly tooth. I think it's a molar. One of those big ones at the side.
The problem is that she says it hurts but also the gum that's near it is swollen. This has never happened before. She's been saying it's been hurting for the past few days.
Honestly I'm not sure how long it will take to come out. The root in one side is still in.

Is this normal? Should she see a dentist for this??

It's a baby tooth?

I don’t know but if she’s in pain I would definitely take her in… why wouldn’t you?

Well because it's often a bit sore when a tooth is wobbly and I didn't know if it was normal for a gum to be swollen sometimes when a tooth is wobbly so I was posting on here to see if anyone had experience or advice

Yes baby

If it was adult I'd be more worried that it was wobbly 😆

Perhaps if it’s normal for her then don’t worry but losing teeth has not been painful in our experience.

Sure, I was just double checking because sometimes on here things are not clear! Letting nature take its course is always the better option - sounds like the loose part is probably rubbing against the gum and causing pain. I had a tooth like this and my mother gave me some Calpol and put a Granny Smith in the fridge. I think it was about six bites in before the last bit wrenched away. I was then allowed an ice lolly to hold against my gums and the socket to soothe. It's a big sod of a tooth, so there is usually pain associated, compared with the front. Is she wiggling it? (I've just texted my friend who is a dentist to ask for advice).

Thanks

She usually wobbles her teeth but I don't think she's been wobbling this one so much, or at least not lately anyway because she says it hurts

So David says much better to let it come out naturally and a visit to the dentist would likely result in the same advice as dentists will only remove a child's tooth in the event that it is infected and not because of pain due to natural changes. It can take a few weeks for the tooth to finally let go, in the meantime you can take Calpol for the pain, and also eat/drink on the other side of her mouth if it is exacerbating the pain. He also suggested sugar-free ice lollies even now to help numb the area as it sounds like the swelling is due to the friction between the partly-dislodged tooth and the gum. (I personally recommend a Nobbly Bobbly, but I am a not a dentist!) Hope it comes out sooner rather than later.

Thank you
Will buy some lollies for her

Hope it surprises you and comes fully loose in the next couple of days. But definitely don't take my Nobbly Bobbly advice! But yes to sugar free ice pops or similar to numb the area he says - unless she is a fan of sucking pure ice cubes?!