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All your child’s friends mothers have been talking about loosing baby teeth. Now your child is telling you their tooth is loose.

You’re thinking, okay it’s a baby tooth. Baby teeth usually fall out on their own. But it’s dragging on for days and the tooth is holding on by a thread.

They’re complaining that their tooth moving feels funny and gums hurt when they eat. So they won’t eat or let you brush.

What do you do?

Today we’re looking at how you can have the confidence to safely wiggle (aka pull) your child’s loose baby tooth at home.

Is It Safe To Pull Out A Loose Baby Tooth At Home?

Between the ages of 5 1/2 years old and 14 years old children typically lose their baby teeth.

It’s usually safe to pull your child’s baby tooth at home if they have a very loose tooth and they’re in the age range to loose their baby teeth.

When Shouldn’t We Pull A Baby Tooth At Home?

5 signs it’s not a good idea for you to pull your child’s baby tooth ~

• The tooth is barely loose,
• Your child’s tooth is loose due to a trauma or accident,
• The tooth has a cavity,
• Your child is younger than 5 years old,
• Your child has medical concerns with bleeding or their blood clotting.

Tips On How To Safely Pull Out A Baby Tooth

1. Forget the old wive’s tales about putting string around the tooth and then tying the string to a door and shutting the door or pulling on the tooth. They don’t work. They’re scary and cause harm the baby tooth, the gums and the adult tooth.
2. Wash your hands first. Do not use your bare fingers to pull out the tooth, even if they are clean. Use clean tissues, clean paper towels or clean gauze.
3. With clean hands place the clean tissue over the tooth. Gently grasp the tooth between your fingers and twist. Very loose teeth come out with little to almost no effort. If the tooth doesn’t come out on the first try, it’s not ready to come out.
4. Take care of the gums afterwards. You may see some mild bleeding coming from the gums after pulling the tooth. Using fresh clean tissues hold gentle pressure on the gums until any bleeding stops. The gums may be sensitive afterwards. Soft foods to eat, no poking the area, and you helping your child floss and brush their teeth are some ways to avoid irritation.

What To Remember

When you notice your child has a baby tooth loose, you may wonder if it’s safe to pull the tooth yourself. Pulling a baby tooth at home can be done safely. Following these steps helps insure this is a safe, fun and happy experience for your family.

Have you ever thought about pulling your child’s baby tooth? Did you pull out your child’s baby tooth? How did it go? What was it like for you and your child? Tell us, We’d really like to know! Email us at kidstoothhotline@protonmail.com, Like Us on Facebook

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