Small white spots on the gums of a one-month-old baby

Small white spots on the gums of one-month-old babies are first considered to be epithelial beads, commonly known as “horse teeth”, which is a special, short-lived physiological phenomenon during the neonatal period. Secondly, we should pay attention to the presence of thrush, mouth ulcers, the need for symptomatic treatment. Common causes 1, horse teeth: medical called “epithelial beads”, is similar to the teeth of the white ball, belonging to the tooth embryo development process of dental plate epithelium formed by the remaining keratinized material. They are mainly found in the middle line of the upper jaw or the edge of the gums of infants, and appear as yellowish-white particles with a diameter of about 2-4mm, slightly higher than the surface of the gums, with varying numbers. Hippocampus is a special physiologic manifestation of neonatal period, not a disease. Usually does not affect the baby to eat milk and milk teeth eruption, after a few months of life can fall off by itself, without special treatment; 2, thrush: belongs to the common diseases of infants, one-month infant gums and other oral mucous membranes to see white streaks, dots, not raised, touch the texture of the soft, it may be thrush caused by this is a kind of Candida albicans infection caused by oral mucosal disease, you can take the bicarbonate of sodium solution coated, or oral Mycotoxin, fluconazole, etc. for treatment; 3, oral ulcers: ulcers can be manifested as small white spots, one month of infants, if encountered burns, friction and other injuries to the oral mucosa, there may be oral ulcers, smaller oral ulcers can wait for its self-healing, larger oral ulcers can be treated with topical medications, such as Lidocaine gel, Chlorhexidine gargle solution.