A soft red bump on the gums

The patient’s gums raised a red soft packet, may be related to physiological factors, such as the patient’s diet more spicy and oily food, irregular work and rest, stress, etc., internal fire may lead to inflammation of the gums, manifested as a local red soft packet raised or accompanied by pain, which can usually be relieved in the short term by improving lifestyle. In addition, it may also be related to pathological factors and can be treated in the following ways: 1. Gingivitis: is a more common clinical inflammation of the gums, which can appear as red, swollen, swollen and bleeding gums, resulting in the formation of red soft pouches. Usually can choose gingival scraping or scaling for treatment; 2, chronic periodontitis: gingivitis can not be well controlled may progress to periodontitis, manifested as varying degrees of redness and swelling of the gums, bleeding, can have periodontal pocket formation, alveolar bone resorption, etc., the appearance of red soft bags. Patients can usually choose supragingival scaling and subgingival scraping for local treatment to remove the formed calculus and control the condition through antibacterial medication, periodontal surgery, etc. to achieve therapeutic results; 3. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: usually in patients around 20 years of age can have wisdom teeth appear, located at the location of the last tooth in the upper and lower left and right of the mouth. Wisdom tooth eruption invades the local gums, and when pericoronitis occurs, it may lead to symptoms such as redness, swelling, pressure and pain in the gum flap and the formation of red soft pockets. Generally, the clinical choice to remove wisdom teeth for treatment, such as local conditions are more serious, but also incision and drainage or choose drug therapy, anti-inflammatory drugs such as minocycline hydrochloride ointment, etc.; 4, gingival tumor: gingival tumor is a limited chronic inflammatory hyperplasia, can appear in the local gum soft purplish or pink mass, easy bleeding. It can be treated by laser therapy, surgery, etc. Early diagnosis and timely treatment can reduce the incidence of postoperative complications. It may also be a pus cavity formed by a gum abscess, which is mostly volatile when touched and requires incision and drainage treatment. Regardless of which condition causes the red soft pockets, patients are advised to actively go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment to avoid delaying the condition. In daily life, attention should be paid to diet, rest and proper exercise to maintain good habits and help the recovery of the condition.