Pulled out a loose tooth, gums seem hanging. Roots still inside?
Patient: My daughter (age 6) pulled a very loose top front tooth out this evening. The tooth came out easily, but there is a dangling piece of her gums left hanging in its place. The tooth itself is hollow, it looks as if the hanging bit of gums came from inside the tooth. Will the hanging gums go away or is there a chance the roots of the tooth are still inside? Do I need to take her to the dentist? Doctor: Hi,  Thanks for aksing the query,  There is nothing serious about this, there is exfoliation of primary tooth and erruption of permanent tooth due to which there can be a piece of loose gum hanging. As the permanent tooth is not fully errupted, it will disappear when the tooth will fully errupt. The age of your child is six, so there you can see the errrupting permanent tooth from inside which is not the roots of primary tooth. The roots of primary tooth undergoes physiological resorption during its exfoliation. Do not worry, maintain a good oral hygiene.  Hope this helps out.  Regards.