A one and a half year old baby with a white hard thing growing on the flesh of his teeth may be a horse’s tooth, or the eruption of milk teeth, which is a normal physiological phenomenon.
1. Horse’s teeth refers to the oral cavity on both sides of the midline of the palate and the edge of the gums appear some yellowish-white dots, generally formed by the accumulation of epithelial cells, very similar to the growth of the teeth, known as horse’s teeth. It is a normal physiological phenomenon, which can be shed after a few months and usually does not require special treatment.
2. The eruption of milk teeth may cause localized bulging of the tooth bed, which can be seen under the whitish or reddish swollen mucosa, and with the eruption of milk teeth, a white dot can grow on the tooth pulp.
When a hard white object is seen on the pulp of the tooth, it may also be caused by other reasons, and the corresponding diagnosis needs to be clarified under the advice of a specialized doctor.