What to do if your 2 year old’s gums are red and swollen

2-year-old toddler gums red and swollen may be gingivitis, herpetic gingivostomatitis and other diseases caused by gingivitis, if the gingivitis, the treatment for local rinsing and oral care, if herpetic gingivostomatitis, the treatment for medication, as follows.
1. Gingivitis: young children oral care is not good, so that food debris in the periodontal accumulation, so that the gums are red and swollen, can be localized rinse on the iodine glycerin, can eliminate the local stimulus, so that the gingivitis significantly reduced or completely subsided. Usually take good care of the oral environment of young children, can prevent gingivitis.
2. Herpetic gingivostomatitis: systemic antiviral treatment is needed, generally choose nucleoside antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, vaxilovir, famciclovir, etc., and at the same time, the oral mucous membrane local drug therapy, such as chlorhexidine solution, cidadexam tablets, etc., the drug should be used under the guidance of a doctor.
It is recommended to go to regular medical institutions to receive professional treatment.