Why are my baby's gums black?

The newly grown teeth of babies are called deciduous teeth. They will not be replaced until they are six years old. Babies like to eat sweet food, especially sugar. If you eat too much, you will get cavities, which will make it very difficult to replace your teeth. Some babies will also have black gums, which requires timely care. So what's going on with black gums?

First, why do baby’s gums turn black? The color of gums is generally bright, shiny light red and resilient. The color of gums is related to local blood circulation and food. Tooth replacement is the process of deciduous teeth falling out and permanent teeth growing in. During the growth and development process, there is a permanent tooth germ under the root of each deciduous tooth, which gradually develops and grows. During the eruption of the permanent tooth, on the one hand, it compresses the alveolar bone between the deciduous tooth root and the permanent tooth germ, and through the action of osteoclasts, the bone is absorbed and thinned until it is completely absorbed; on the other hand, it directly compresses the deciduous tooth root, causing the deciduous tooth root to gradually absorb, become shorter and shorter, until it disappears completely. Then the deciduous teeth begin to fall out and the permanent teeth gradually grow in. Retained deciduous teeth When deciduous teeth do not fall out when they should, doctors call this phenomenon "retained deciduous teeth". Children should be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.

Second, retained teeth that have erupted but have not fallen out should be removed as soon as possible to avoid affecting the eruption of permanent teeth in the normal position. If the deciduous teeth have not fallen out and the permanent teeth have not erupted after the age of tooth replacement, do not extract them easily. If the permanent teeth are congenitally missing, the deciduous teeth should be kept as much as possible.

Third, pay attention to whether the deciduous teeth are retained or lost prematurely. There is a certain time and order for the shedding of deciduous teeth. Deciduous teeth that should fall out but don't are called retained deciduous teeth, and the consequence is often that permanent teeth cannot erupt in the normal position. Attention should be paid to whether there is difficulty in the eruption of permanent teeth. If the deciduous teeth fall out prematurely, the child will get used to chewing and licking with the gums, which will become thick and tough, hindering the eruption of permanent teeth. Therefore, if your child has reached the age of replacing teeth but the permanent teeth have not yet grown, you should take your child to the hospital for examination in time to get the doctor's help.

Why do baby's gums turn black? It's because the baby teeth are lost prematurely. Premature loss of deciduous teeth The loss of deciduous teeth before they should fall out is called premature loss of deciduous teeth. This often causes the adjacent teeth on both sides to tilt toward the gap between the missing teeth, making the gap between the missing teeth smaller and causing the permanent teeth to erupt out of place due to insufficient space. A gap maintainer should be worn in the gap between deciduous teeth to prevent the teeth on both sides from tilting until the permanent teeth erupt.