White dots on gums

Re: White dots on gums

• mandeline21

  July 2010

  Sounds like teeth to me!
  

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• BabyLove987

  July 2010

  • Epstein's pearls ? These small, white, pearl-like spots appear on the roof of the mouth. These bumps are harmless and tend to disappear within a few weeks.
  • Bohn's nodules ? These small, whitish bumps or cysts look like Epstein's pearls, but they develop on the sides of the gum ridge rather than the roof of the mouth.
  • Inclusion cysts ? These small bumps appear along the crest of the gum ridge. They are harmless.
  • Natal and neonatal teeth ? Some infants are born with one or more teeth, called natal teeth. Some babies have teeth emerge into the mouth within the first 30 days of life. These are called neonatal teeth. Because these are primary (baby) teeth, not extra teeth, it is a good idea to keep them if possible. However, natal or neonatal teeth may have to be removed if they are at risk of becoming detached, interfere with feeding or significantly irritate the tongue or lip.

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• Peony81

  July 2010

  BabyLove987:

  • Epstein's pearls ? These small, white, pearl-like spots appear on the roof of the mouth. These bumps are harmless and tend to disappear within a few weeks.
  • Bohn's nodules ? These small, whitish bumps or cysts look like Epstein's pearls, but they develop on the sides of the gum ridge rather than the roof of the mouth.

  DS had one of the Bohn's Nodules for a couple weeks and it went away.  I knew it wasn't a tooth cause it was on the front of his gums about where your incisor tooth would be.  It never bothered him when I touched it either.

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• myonetruelove member

  July 2010

  DS had these and the Pedi called them "milk teeth".

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