Eli5 how do babies not bite through their gum when a tooth comes through?

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My baby is teething and I can see a teeth coming through but I was wondering what happens when it does go through how will she not bite her top gum where there are no teeth.

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As a father of a three year old… That’s exactly what they do. As the teeth grow the more they bite down on things and develop their jaw and tongue muscles, the teeth grind through the gum.

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