eruption hematoma
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Has Anyone's Child Every Had an Eruption Hematoma?
Asked by C.L. from Alexandria
on April 30, 2008
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My 15 month old was just diagnosed with this. It looks horrible and seems sensitive. The pediatrician spoke to the pediatric dentist who said they don't treat it, but ...
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- All an eruption hematoma is; is a bruise of the gum where the childs tooth has broken through. Like any bruise it will hurt, and look ugly. However, it will go away ...
- I would take her to a dentist anyway, becuase when my son was 3 I thought he needed to see the dentist just for cavity's I could see but everyone I called in the phone...
- My cousin's son had this too. It looked horrible and painful but they did nothing for it. They told her that she could gently massage it with a wet washcloth to help...
Swollen and Purple Gums
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on September 26, 2007
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I just took my daughter for her 4 month check-up and got some surprising news from the doctor. (it has been a banner week... as is shown by my other posting today)
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- Although I don't have experience with this exactly, I just wanted to chime in with agreeing you should consider finding another pedi. Babies cut their first teeth anyw...
- Hi, i see why your a bit upset/worried. Switching dr's sounds like a good move. My oldest daughter didnt teeth till she was almost a year, & my 2nd daughter CUT a toot...
- i've never been through that but my pedi told us when my daughter was 4 mo old that her teeth would be coming any day after examining her mouth. But they actually sat ...
Bruising on Gums Before Molars Erupt?
Asked by M.B. from Philadelphia
on June 15, 2009
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My son has a purple lump on his upper gum that I noticed last night. I read what I could find about it, and apparently it is a hematoma caused from a molar getting rea...
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- My son also had that. I think I found it was called an eruption cyst. It was very disturbing! But as soon as the tooth came thru it went away. Don't worry he will ...
- when my son was about 6 months he got the same thing on his gums. i was freaked out i didn't know what it was. i took him to his pediatrician right away and she said i...
- Not sure, but my son had purple, bruised looking gums before his first teeth came through. I thought that he had banged his mouth, but no it was just the teeth ready ...
Teething Question
Asked by T.M. from Dallas
on October 3, 2008
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Hi momma's!
My 10mo little girl is trying to cut her top front teeth. I noticed today after picking her up from her sitter's house that the right side was purple. ...
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- My son had a horrible time with teething. This happened when he was about 9-11 months old, so I called the doctor, and she said it was perfectly normal .... and sure ...
- T.- I didn't experience this with the front teeth, but we are getting molars now and they do make his gums looks bruised sometimes. I don't think that it is anything...
- Totally normal my son when he was teething his two top teeth looked that way. He even got what almost looked like a scab on them. I was worried, but a couple of week...
15 Mth. Appears to Have Bruised or Dark Spot on Swollen Gum??? Help!
Asked by J.B. from New York
on August 2, 2010
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My son has a dark spot on his top gums what appears to be a bruised gum or decayed. I can't tell what it is. Is this normal for a molar coming in? Of course it h...
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- 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.
- 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 c...
- 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 s...
