Swollen gums in the elderly is often seen in periodontitis, apical periodontitis, want to effectively treat the need to correspond to the periodontal treatment or root canal treatment.
1. Periodontitis: swollen and painful gums in the elderly may be due to poor oral hygiene conditions caused by periodontal inflammation, tartar and tartar buildup, long-term bleeding gums caused by redness. Need for periodontal treatment, scaling to remove tartar, if necessary, the use of minocycline hydrochloride for periodontal pockets.
2. Apical periodontitis: the elderly gums are swollen and painful, may also be due to dental caries produced by the periapical inflammation, inflammation in the apical region of the spread, break through the gums, caused by swelling of the gums overflow pus.
Elderly people with swollen gums, may also be due to trauma and other factors, specific need to go to the hospital to check the cause of targeted treatment, in order to effectively relieve the pain.