Betel nut eating itself does not cause inflammation and swelling of the gums, but chewing betel nut may cause transient trauma, causing inflammation of the gums, it is recommended to stop chewing betel nut and take dental radiographs, and be treated with anti-inflammatory therapy, dental trauma immobilization therapy or tooth extraction. Chewing betel nut has the potential to cause fibrosis of the oral mucosa, and avoidance of chewing should be recommended.
If you are not careful when eating betel nut, it may lead to dental trauma (chomping), especially with periodontitis patients, prone to gingival inflammation and pain, it is recommended that in the acute stage of the anti-inflammatory treatment of cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cefprozil, cefaclor and so on, as prescribed by the doctor. And take dental radiographs, for teeth that can be retained, dental trauma fixation can be carried out, and teeth that can not be retained are recommended to be extracted.
It should be raised that chewing betel nut has the risk of causing oral mucosal fibrosis, restricted opening and even oral cancer, so it is recommended to stop chewing as soon as possible.