Human gums are very sensitive. They can bleed and ache when new teeth come in or if any damage occurs in the mouth.
Preventive examinations will prevent serious illness
Parents are always very concerned about the health of their babies and react too painfully to various incomprehensible changes in their body. For example, reddening of the gums is very common in children. Their healthy color is usually pale pink, they are sensitive, and they can easily be injured. Inflammation of the gums can be a harbinger of a more serious medical condition.
To avoid this, you should periodically inspect the baby's oral cavity yourself or entrust it to a specialist.
Possible causes of gum redness
The main and most common cause of inflammation and redness of the gums at a very early age can be the eruption of deciduous teeth. From 3 months of age to 2 years old, children's gums can be inflamed and itchy. This should not cause you anxiety, children's discomfort can be relieved by special "teethers" or modern cooling gels for the oral cavity during this period. You can also observe a temporary loss of appetite and a rise in temperature.
In older adolescence up to the age of 25, reddening of the gums can be observed when wisdom teeth are erupting.
Another, more unpleasant, cause may be gingivitis. It involves the accumulation of large amounts of plaque on the teeth, which includes bacteria, dead cells, food particles stuck between or in teeth. In most cases, it can be seen in adolescents under 15 years old - with the growth of permanent teeth or puberty.
Disease of teeth - periodontitis, is a consequence of neglect or improper treatment of gingivitis. Periodontitis is characterized not only by reddening of the gums, but by the appearance of pus, atrophy of bone tissue and tooth mobility.
A fairly common cause is dental diseases such as caries, which, in the absence of treatment, passes into the depth of the tooth - the pulp, and then flows into the periodontium. In the advanced stage, swelling of the gums, the formation of cysts and purulent fistulas can be observed.
In addition to all of the above, the causes of gum inflammation can be viral infections - herpetic stomatitis with the appearance of painful erosions on the red gums, and fungal infections - candidomycosis stomatitis with whitish spots on the oral mucosa (most often observed in infants).
Do not postpone the visit to the doctor so as not to run the dental problems of the child.
