How to Make a Wiggly Tooth Come Out

When permanent teeth start growing below the surface, they push out baby teeth, causing them to loosen and wiggle. This occurrence, which commonly takes place around the age of 5 or 6, is often exciting to kids that anticipate a visit from the tooth fairy. Improper removal of a loose tooth or removing a tooth prematurely can result in broken roots, which may get infected. For the best result, put your child in charge or removing his own tooth.

Things You'll Need

  • Apple
  • Gauze

Instructions

    • 1

      Wait it out. Often a loose tooth will fall out on its own. If this happens unexpectedly, a child may end up swallowing his tooth, which is harmless.

    • 2

      Motivate your child to wiggle a stubborn loose tooth with his tongue or with clean fingers. Avoid wiggling your child's tooth for him; you may not be able to estimate the level of discomfort your child experiences.

    • 3

      Give your child an apple to eat. Biting an apple may cause the tooth to imbed itself in the apple or stimulate the loose tooth to come out.

    • 4

      Tell your child to rotate the tooth slowly with clean fingers, to see if it will come out. If the tooth is very loose and not attached to its root, bleeding will be minimal and the tooth will come out easily.

    • 5

      Wet a gauze pad with water and apply it to the bleeding that may occur upon removal of the tooth. Apply light pressure to the area and wait two to three minutes for the bleeding to subside.

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