What reason is child gum long white dot

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In daily life, we must pay attention to children's gums with white spots. Babies are the most vulnerable group to physical conditions. Some people will be surprised or indifferent. Babies can't speak or accurately express problems with words, but some external manifestations of babies' physical conditions can tell their parents whether their bodies are normal or not. For example, there are red spots on the body and the nail color is wrong. Or there are abnormal gingival conditions and so on, so do you know what happened to the newborn gingival white spots? This is the focus of this article.

What reason is child gum long white dot

First: what is the small white spot: for newborn babies or infants 1-2 months after birth, some white spherical particles with the size of millet or rice will appear on both sides of the gum edge of the oral gums or the palatal crevice, ranging from a few to more than 10. They look like small teeth, commonly known as "horse teeth".

Second: how the small white spot is formed: "horse tooth" is neither a real tooth nor a pathological disease, but a dental plate formed by epithelial cells during embryonic development. At first, the dental plate adhered to the oral epithelium, and the deciduous tooth germ developed to a certain time, the dental plate was broken. Part of the broken dental plate was absorbed, and the non absorbed ones gradually proliferated and keratinized, forming small white spherical particles on the gums, namely "horse teeth".

Third: whether there is any effect: "horse tooth" generally has no symptoms, and has no effect on oral and maxillofacial development and health, so it does not need any treatment. After a few weeks, with the friction of eating and sucking, the "horse tooth" will disappear by itself.

matters needing attention

For these small white spots, parents should not treat them in a random way. This is a normal and common physiological phenomenon, and it is a sign that the baby is about to begin to grow teeth. If there is a problem, it is better to go to the hospital for detailed examination, and ask the doctor to make professional and accurate judgment and treatment. I hope that the above answers to the question about the white spots on the gums of infants can help those who have doubts about this question.