I'm not quite sure what's going on here.
So Logan has the symptoms of teething, yet I don't see any teeth. I don't even think his gums are swollen. He drools (only just a little), he's fussy (off & on), he chews on EVERYTHING & has this Pit Bull-like shake that he does with his teething toys so it rubs his gums. Hylands has worked some wonders in the way of instant relief, but it's not long lasting. I'm still glad we found it though.
When I look into his mouth, I'm looking at the front where most first teeth show up. Nothing. Then a couple of days ago I noticed a white spot on his gums. Only it's on the bottom left where his cuspid (canine) should come in. I really didn't think much about it & maybe ignored it until the other day. It's still there. Not any bigger, nor is it smaller. I researched teething charts to see if it was possible for this to be his first tooth. It could be.
I put my finger in his mouth, which I usually don't do (I don't know why. I just don't). It's not sharp. When I hear about what baby teeth feel like, most moms say they are surprisingly razor sharp. I actually don't feel anything other than gums when my finger is in there. I don't even feel the bump of the spot. This really got me wondering.
This bump looks like a pimple, not the white line an incoming tooth looks like. It doesn't seem to be sore, but maybe a little swollen. After doing some more internet research I came across two things. Epstein Pearls & Bohn's Nodules. It's most likely a Bohn's nodule rather than Epstein Pearls, but either way, there's not a treatment option for them. They go away on their own, unless there is an infection. I'm going to call his pediatrician today to see what she thinks.
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6 comments:
Teeth can come and go. They can move around under there awhile before you actually see them, so he can show signs of teething for a long time before he gets any teeth. Nick had one I could actually feel that receeded, and then came back up a month later.
I swore that P was teething about 2-3 months ago. She was fussy as hell, but nothing ever showed up until just this month. It's been fun...I finally bought some of those Hylands tablets today. Hope they work!
One of the many joys of parenthood is that teething often starts months before any actual teeth appear.
This just happened to my three month old daughter. We were so worried. We thought it might be a tooth, or something that needed to be extracted. We went to the pediatric dentist my 3 year old sees, and were relieved to discover it was Bohn's Nodule. No treatment necessary. It will go away. You should go to a pediatric dentist and get it checked out. Hopefully it will relieve you of any anxiety.
I just got home from the dentist. I took my 5-month-old in because of similar bumps that I thought were teeth. He said they were Bohn's nodules and will go away on their own. I think it's unusual because he acted surprised, but he said it's nothing to worry about.
My 9 month old son has teeth and then this white bump appeared suddenly in front of his tooth. Like yourself I think it is a Bohn's nodule also and will be going to the doctors next week to get it checked out.
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