Darkening of the gums may be due to calculus or melanin deposits, and it is recommended that the gums be cleaned or observed.
1. Calculus: The gums at the neck of the teeth are usually thin, and part of the calculus located at the neck of the teeth can be transmitted through the gums, manifesting as darkened gums. It is only necessary to carry out supragingival cleaning or subgingival scraping to remove the calculus can be cured.
2. Melanin deposition: due to congenital factors and smoking and other reasons, some patients will have black plaque deposition on the gums, and some of the patients can be aggravated with smoking. No special treatment is needed for congenital factors, and smoking patients are advised to quit smoking.
It is recommended that patients with black gums, go to a regular hospital stomatology department, by the physician examination after the obvious diagnosis, and symptomatic treatment.