15 Mth. Appears to Have Bruised or Dark Spot on Swollen Gum??? Help!

Hi J. he may have bumped his mouth and bruised his gums, but if you need peace of mind take him to his doctor. J.

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Don't worry, it's just a hematoma. My daughter had one and it freaked me out! It may be painful for a day or two and should go away on it's own. It's basically a blood blister in his mouth. Very common.

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This same thing happened to my daughter each time she cut a tooth. The gum would be black and blue from slight bleeding under the gums as the tooth came through. I took her to the drs once for it, and they assured me when the tooth came through, it would be fine.
And it was.
Still, if its enough to worry you, a trip to the doctor may be worth it, to put your mind at ease.

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No worries...totally normal with teething. I brought my son to the dr last year because of this (I called first and the nurse said that she never heard of a bruise on the gums, that I should bring him in...dr was not happy with her as this apparently is very common).

I called the dentist too. He suggested giving my son a spoon to bite on to help alleviate the pain.

Good luck...stay on the look out for that tooth!

Sounds like a molar coming in. If he's uncomfortable, give him some motrin and maybe a popsicle to help numb the area. My daughter gnawed on frozen fruit in a baby safe feeder, that seemed to help her.

My daughter had what they called an eruption cyst. Her gum was swollen and looked blue so I took her to the dentist, he said it would just disappear after her tooth came which it did.

I've not had this experience but have much experience determining the cause of similar things. It's possible that it is a bruise and he could have chewed down on something solid hard enough to bruise his gum. It could be a blister caused my him rubbing it too hard or be an infection below the gum.

Gums don't decay. If he doesn't have a tooth, yet, and it looks like a blister or an infection call his doctor. I might call a dentist. They know more about teeth, even those not yet visible.

As to his not letting you look at it, I'm a believer that when it comes to health and safety I will look. Have a flashlight in your hand and turned on. If possible have someone to hold him and distract him with a toy or words. Then, open his mouth quickly when he's not expecting it and take a good look. This would happen at the doctors and by you looking you may know you don't have to go to the doctor.

Afterwards, compassionately sympathize with him.