What to do if your gums are swollen with a lump of flesh during pregnancy

Gums swollen with a lump of flesh during pregnancy may be caused by oral diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis, gum abscess, etc. Patients can alleviate the condition through general treatment, medication and surgery. 1. Gingivitis: Patients should pay attention to oral hygiene, brush their teeth frequently, and use a dental flosser to rinse the affected area or use salt water to gargle. For patients with more severe inflammation, hydrogen peroxide can be used to rinse the affected area, and iodized glycerin can also be used to smear the affected area to alleviate the swelling of the gums. 2. Periodontal disease: patients should pay attention to maintaining oral hygiene, brush their teeth on time, rinse their mouths after eating in a timely manner, to avoid food residues in the mouth for a long time, aggravating the condition of periodontitis. You can use salt water or saline to rinse your mouth on a regular basis. For more serious symptoms of periodontal disease patients, can be rinsed under the guidance of the doctor. 3. Gingival abscess: patients should pay attention to oral hygiene, brush their teeth on time, and rinse their mouths in time after eating. Pregnant women with serious abscesses can go to the dentist for abscess incision and drainage to drain out the pus, and can also follow the doctor’s instructions for the gingival sulcus, periodontal pockets, or blind pocket rinsing around the crown of the wisdom teeth to rinse out the food debris, soft tartar, plaque, pus and so on, in order to alleviate the symptoms. As pregnant women belong to a special group, unauthorized use of medication is prohibited for treatment, the patient should actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, follow the doctor’s instructions for review and so on.