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What is this? I am able to wiggle it a bit? Can I try to take it out? I have had an earache/Toothache for a while but I am not sure if this is causing it.
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  • Female | 18 years old

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1 UpVoted this answer Stephen E. Needle, DDS, FACOMS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Santa Monica
looks like a piece of deciduous tooth left behind from an incomplete extraction or over retained decayed tooth structure

see your dentist/oral and maxillofacial surgeon who will take an x ray and treat appropriately
Harvey Shuster
You should have an x-ray taken by your dentist to confirm what appears to be a fragment of a baby tooth. Infection in the area could be causing your earache/toothache. It would be wise to take care of this right away.
It looks like a retainer primary tooth. The earache could be due to pressure build up of localized infection or inflammation in the area placing pressure on the nerve in the area. This commonly happens if the permanent tooth starts to erupt and the space for the permanent tooth is too small. I would suggest visiting your dentist having an exam and an xray of the area. You should not try to pull it out yourself, you should see a professional about this issue. If you try to take it out and don't get all the primary root remnants out, you will be back down this road with the same issue in the future.
It surely looks like part of a primary tooth that may not have originally come out and is now just starting to work its way through the tissue. That is not something you would typically see in an 18 year old, so having it checked out with your dentist would probably be a good idea. Very unlikely that it would cause an earache, but it could make your tooth and tissue around it a bit achy.
It is uncertain but looks similar to a piece of retained root from a baby tooth. Consult with your dentist.
This particular picture shows small segment of baby tooth that has been left behind. If it is loose enough for you to take it out you can do it. Just make sure your hands are clean. Otherwise the dentist will do it for you. It is probably safer because you don't know the size of the remaining piece. What if it is trapped in between the roots of the adjacent ones.
You must see a good dentist to take a xray, most probably it is a piece of your baby tooth embedded in there.

As for earache, usually your lower molars can cause earache if the nerve of the tooth is involved. see an expert dentist for a check up .
It appears to part of a deciduous (baby) tooth. Sometimes our body does not resorb a portion or part of a baby tooth root. If you can wiggle it you can try to remove it. If it starts hurting as you wiggle it more, that probably means the part under the tissue we cannot see is large enough you should see your dentist to evaluate it, and remove the piece. Your dentist will likely want to take and X-ray so they can make sure that is what it is and also how big the piece actually is.
There are several possibilities for that "fragment" between the two teeth, and the pain symptoms may be related or not to this presentation. There is no radiograph so this is just a guessing game. See you dentist today.
Ernest A. Gailiunas
Residual mesial root #T. If you can wiggle it, no harm in trying to remove it unless you break it or worse cause yourself extreme pain and cause it to get infected.. Easy suggestion is to see your dentist, but you could just as easily call your dentist for some over the phone advice. Either way, it's up to you. Good luck.