Baby teething, gums red and swollen, recommended to maintain oral hygiene, if necessary, medication to ease the pain.
The eruption of teeth is the process of breaking through the gums, usually takes a few months to half a year. During this period, the gums cover the surface of the teeth, which can easily lead to food blockage, bacterial collection, and inflammation of the gums, manifested as redness and swelling.
Parents can use gauze to wrap their fingers or use finger cots to clean the child’s mouth, and children’s toothbrushes can be used to clean the teeth that have erupted, using the arc method of brushing, once in the morning and once in the evening, and rinsing the mouth after meals. For those with obvious redness and swelling, light salt water can be used to gargle; for those with pain, cephalosporins can be taken in appropriate amounts under medical advice for anti-inflammatory treatment, such as cefixime granules.
Maintaining oral hygiene is the key to preventing red and swollen gums during teething, and it is recommended that children’s oral health habits be cultivated from the time the first tooth erupts.