6 yr molars

[KrystalS]

One of DD's 6 yr molars is coming in, she has been complaining about it for about 5 days now. I looked at it to see if it had broken through the skin yet and its partially out, there is still a lot of the gums still on top. How long do they normally take to fully break through the skin? Theres kind of a hole right now and she said food keeps getting stuck there and that makes it hurt more. Not sure if I should just wait it out and see if it gets better or call the dentist.

[connor_mommy]

Not sure how long it takes, but at DS#1 dental appt in Jan, he didn't have any molars. And now 2 are fully in and 2 are half-way in. He didn't complain about it. It wouldn't hurt to give the dentist a call to see if she needs to be seen.

[Momof3Labs]

It didn't phase DS1 at all when he got his 6 year molars. I'd have the dentist take a peek at it - won't take him/her more than a couple of minutes, and you'll know for sure whether there is an issue in there or not.

[wendmatt]

DD's have taken ages to come in. The gums are still a bit over them in the very back and it's been a year I want to say , can't remember exactly, but her teeth seem to take ages to come in. Hope your DD feels better soon.

[KrystalS]

Thanks everyone, I'll call the dentist in the morning and just see what they say. I asked DD tonight if it still hurt and she said it hurt when she was eating or if she touched it with her tongue. So I think her gums are just tender to the touch at this point. It still has a ways to go before its fully through the gums though.