Ok kids teeth! here goes!?

my daughter of 6 years is losing one of her baby teeth. its abottom tooth (in the middle). Her gum is all red but she is coming out in cold sweats in the night. Here said room is cool so I think a temperature! Ive give her calpol to reduce temperature but just wondered if this is normal?Has this happened to anyone? and when will she lose her tooth. she said it hurts her. i feel really sorry for her so ive been comforting her and giving her lots of cuddles. Please advise xx

Ok kids teeth! here goes!?
Hi Sue,


Cuddles and comfort are great but to be honest If she has pain and a temperature she needs to see a doctor or a dentist.Its that simple.





'Baby' teeth have such shallow roots that losing them is not an issue.It doesnt cause pain, certainly not a temperature.





Cold sweats are a direct result of her temperature.


The body is fighting an infection obviously and this is why she has temperature.The cold sweats are our body's way of trying to cool down with a temperature.





She most likely has a small localised infection (abscess) in that area.This would also explain the red gum.





Bring her to the dentist.


S/he can remove the tooth and clear the infection (though not necessarily in that order).


So do this in the morning.


Paul
Reply:pleased she's better! Report It

Reply:Go to a dentist. It could be an abscess.
Reply:All kids are different. It might be cos of the tooth, but then there are alot of bugs going round at the moment. If the calpol isn't enough then she may need something stronger. Its like when babies teeth, my first son only needed the teething powders, whereas my second son needed the full works to stop the pain.
Reply:That sounds like when I was like 7. My gums were doing that and it was an infection that my mom let get pretty serious because she thought it was just because I was losing teeth! Get her to doctor or dentist!
Reply:Are you in the UK?





Give NHS direct a call. 0845 46 47





or check this out http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/



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