Tooth Update

You may remember Cole's tooth injury in April - the mysterious "ring" around his little front tooth after he fell on the tile. (See April 25, 2008 post.) Well, the other day when I was checking his tooth (I do this often - shocking, I know), I noticed the ring seemed to move! What!?? So I pulled on it, and the whole thing popped off! I have a new theory: The ring is rubbery - like a mini rubberband. So I think he had it in his mouth, it got stuck on his tooth, and when he fell, it was jammed down into his gums. The reason why it came out now is because the tooth next to it has been erupting these last few weeks, pushing the ring up. It was in his gums pretty deep - about 4-5 mm. No wonder why all the dentists were mystified - it wasn't "keratinzed tissue" - it was a foreign object. Poor guy- it was in his gums for 5 whole months. Check it out:



I can't wait to show the denstist when I go into work this week.