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What Causes Spot On The Gum Of A Child?

I realized today that my 9 month old daughter had two white spots on her top gum . I thought it was teeth then I brushed her gums and it went away it like ripped off and underneath it was like a yellow hollow spot it feels soft . What could this be ? I let her fall asleep with the bottle which I absolutely regret .....
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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Hai im Dr.Subramanian
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White spot on a babys buccal mucosa or the palates who is bottle fed can be due to candidiasis or it can be just the milk stuck to the mucosa.

Feeding bottles and honey nipples are the source of infection for this.
If at all your giving a feeding bottle, put it in boiling water and then thoroughly dry them.
Where there is wetness or dampness all the micro-organisms will grow.

Now use CANDID MOUTH PAINTto apply over the white spot and nearby areas in the oral mucosa thrice a day for 5 days.
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What Causes Spot On The Gum Of A Child?

Hai im Dr.Subramanian Welcome to HCM White spot on a babys buccal mucosa or the palates who is bottle fed can be due to candidiasis or it can be just the milk stuck to the mucosa. Feeding bottles and honey nipples are the source of infection for this. If at all your giving a feeding bottle, put it in boiling water and then thoroughly dry them. Where there is wetness or dampness all the micro-organisms will grow. Now use CANDID MOUTH PAINTto apply over the white spot and nearby areas in the oral mucosa thrice a day for 5 days.