A member asked:

Could use your help docs! my child is pulling her tooth out herself and she got it out on one end, the other end is attached to her gum?

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Dr. Howard Spector answered

Specializes in Orthodontics

Baby Teeth: Everything sounds perfectly normal! when a primary (baby) tooth becomes loose, the tooth is only attached to the gum by "threads" of gum tissue. Your daughter has successfully started to remove her tooth, and no doubt, it will be out within the next few hours if she continues to "work it ". Be sure that she doesn't forget to put it under the pillow for the tooth fairy!

Answered 3/29/2014

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