What to do if your child has gingivitis

Gingivitis is a common oral disease in children, and I believe everyone is very familiar with it. The specific manifestations of gingivitis are redness, swelling and pain in the gums near the gums, easy bleeding when brushing teeth, accumulation of dental plaque, and unbearable pain. So, parents, please start paying attention to your children’s dental and oral health from the moment you read this article. The following are some good ways parents recommend for dealing with children’s gingivitis.

In eruptive gingivitis, the gums swell and bleed when the permanent teeth erupt. The symptoms disappear as all the teeth erupt. In unclean gingivitis, the child cannot master the correct method of brushing teeth, has poor oral hygiene, and has redness and swelling of the gingival margin and gingival papillae. In severe cases, the alveolar bone may be destroyed. Therefore, parents should pay more attention.

Crowded gingivitis, crowded and uneven teeth, poor oral self-cleaning, retention of food debris, irritation of gingival tissue, causing inflammation, hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the gums, etc. Regardless of the cause of gingivitis, it is related to poor oral hygiene. To prevent gingivitis in children, parents should educate and guide their children to brush their teeth carefully and correctly every day, especially before going to bed.

For the treatment of gingivitis in children, under the guidance of a doctor, the doctor should maintain good oral hygiene, correct bad habits, eliminate all bad habits that cause gingivitis, and prevent the occurrence of periodontal disease.

After reading this article, I hope parents will pay more attention to their children’s oral health in their lives. Special attention should be paid to children who love to eat snacks and those who are in the process of changing their teeth, because if gingivitis in children is not discovered in time, it may lead to more serious oral diseases that will endanger their health. It is recommended that parents learn more about good ways to deal with children's gingivitis.