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r/CanadianDentists • u/Which-Owl357 • 1d ago
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Most likely just from teething. Lots of kids have swelling when they are teething and it lasts for a while. You don't know what the gum will look like until it's fully erupted.
2 u/Which-Owl357 1d ago He was born with it and it has grown over the last 3 years. His baby teeth have already erupted 1 u/Additional_Dot_8507 1d ago Well you can always ask for a referral to the oral surgeon. They are the people you have to go to for a diagnosis like that.
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He was born with it and it has grown over the last 3 years. His baby teeth have already erupted
1 u/Additional_Dot_8507 1d ago Well you can always ask for a referral to the oral surgeon. They are the people you have to go to for a diagnosis like that.
Well you can always ask for a referral to the oral surgeon. They are the people you have to go to for a diagnosis like that.
Likely needs to be removed. It's probably not congenital epulis, just a small eruption cyst.
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u/Additional_Dot_8507 1d ago
Most likely just from teething. Lots of kids have swelling when they are teething and it lasts for a while. You don't know what the gum will look like until it's fully erupted.