Is it bad that my younger daughter has an indent in her bottom gum? (Photo)

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There's white skin around it, and it's not bleeding or anything.

Kathy Frazar, DDS, FAGD · Answer

It looks like an apthous ulcer..  This is not harmful but can be painful. It should go away within 10 days. If it does not, it may not be an ulcer. See a dentist if it does not go away in the 10 day period.

Herbert Veisman, DDS · Answer

This should be checked out and an X-ray taken. It may just be an anomaly or an ulceration. Nothing serious but should be checks out by a periodontist

Gerrarda O'Beirne, BDS, MSD · Answer

If you are referring to the band of tissue that extends from the lip to the gum margin between the teeth then it is called a frenum attachment.  This is a common occurrence and only is an issue if the fibrous band pulls on the margin of the gum making it unstable.  Over a period of time this could give rise to recession on one or both of these teeth

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