new tooth has a black color (baby 8mo old)
My 8mo baby has his upper front teeth on the way. Today, I noticed that one of them was black and blue in color. This is scary to me. It looks like one of the teeth is black, but it might be that the gums near this tooth is black/blue. I haven't been able to make him sit still to look at it more closely.
Does anyone have any insight as to what might be happening?
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So on the next day I checked the tooth and there was no black/blue color on it. Gum was bright red color and tooth was barely noticeable. An it was ok color.
Doctor said it was a little hematoma there. Either my baby bumped into something, or the tooth while growing touched some capillary in the gum.
Are you giving your baby iron or mineral supplements? It may be deposition from that:
Medication use. Infant medications containing iron, such as supplemental vitamins, may cause dark stains on baby teeth. Taking the antibiotic tetracycline during pregnancy can cause a child to have discolored baby teeth, too.
If you're very concerned, take him to a pediatric dentist. You may want to make sure he has insurance for that; all of the dentists in our immediate area charge ridiculous amounts (in excess of 0) to do a checkup.
It may well be that what you're seeing is an eruption cyst:
It may look like a black tooth, but it is just a small collection of blood under the gum surface that sometimes persists for a bit before the tooth (normal, white) erupts.
Most articles (like the one below) state that eruption cysts occur most commonly in the upper jaw. They most commonly occur with the baby incisors, the baby molars, and the permanent first molars.
Eruption Cyst: A Purple Blue Bump on Your Baby’s Gums
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