Swollen gums and protruding teeth during pregnancy can be caused by pregnancy gingivitis and pregnancy gingivoma.
1. Gingivitis during pregnancy: Gingivitis during pregnancy is a characteristic symptom of gingivitis during pregnancy, which is mainly related to the poor oral hygiene of pregnant women, and may also be due to the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy, as well as the influence of fetal growth hormone, which results in the appearance of enlarged gingiva and protruding gums on a few teeth or the whole mouth.
2. Gingivoma during pregnancy: it is mainly caused by endocrine fluctuation and estrogen imbalance during pregnancy, which causes gingival inflammation and gingival congestion, and when it is serious, it may appear tumorous hyperplasia, but it is not true tumor, it is inflammatory and reactive hyperplasia of periodontal tissues, which clinically manifests as enlarged gums and protruding tooth flesh and other symptoms.
When pregnant patients experience adverse symptoms such as swollen gums and protruding tooth flesh, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for examination and diagnosis, and choose the corresponding treatment under the guidance of the doctor.