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Child Has Red Bump On Gums, Skinny Piece Above Gums, No Pain. What Could It Be?

My 17 month old boy has a red bump on his gums where his wisdom teeth would be, and there is a small skinny piece of something, it looks like part of a tooth , its very small, but it sitting on top of the red bump, and its loose. I brushed his teeth everyday, and never really noticed this, he also never gave me any fuss when I brushed his teeth, so im guessing it may not hurt, but maybe irritate him.
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hello and welcome to HCM forum Argarcia1986,
according to the dental history provided by you i would like to inform you that you need not worry , the red bump might be painless therefore your son did not complain of any pain, and as your son is 17 months old, his milk teeth might be erupting.
whenever a tooth erupts ,surrounding area is sore and inflamed, therefore its red and sometimes a child feels pain, but it may be painless in some cases as well.
i would recommend you to take your son to a dentist to check for any infection with respect to the erupting tooth.
i hope i answered your query,
i wish you you good health,
take care.

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Child Has Red Bump On Gums, Skinny Piece Above Gums, No Pain. What Could It Be?

hello and welcome to HCM forum Argarcia1986, according to the dental history provided by you i would like to inform you that you need not worry , the red bump might be painless therefore your son did not complain of any pain, and as your son is 17 months old, his milk teeth might be erupting. whenever a tooth erupts ,surrounding area is sore and inflamed, therefore its red and sometimes a child feels pain, but it may be painless in some cases as well. i would recommend you to take your son to a dentist to check for any infection with respect to the erupting tooth. i hope i answered your query, i wish you you good health, take care.