Children’s gums red and swollen, may be gingivitis, chronic periapical inflammation and new tooth eruption and several other possibilities, it is recommended that the gingival cleaning, medication anti-inflammatory measures to control the infection, chronic periapical inflammation often need root canal treatment.
1. Gingivitis: mainly due to poor oral hygiene, resulting in red, swollen and bleeding gums. It is recommended to carry out supragingival cleaning to remove the bacteria and soft tartar adhering to the gums, and use the correct way of brushing to maintain oral hygiene.
2. Chronic periapical inflammation: Children’s caries usually progresses faster, and soon spreads to the pulp causing inflammation of the tissues around the root tip and swelling of the gums. Root canal treatment is needed to remove the inflamed pulp and infected dentin wall and eliminate the inflammation.
3. Emergence of new teeth: teeth need to erupt through the gums and out, in the eruption, between the gums and teeth may lead to food blockage, bacteria accumulation, gums appear swollen and painful. It is recommended to maintain oral hygiene, pain is obvious, under medical advice to use drugs anti-inflammatory treatment, such as cefixime, amoxicillin and so on.
Children’s oral diseases can lead to red and swollen gums, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital stomatology department for treatment.