What to do if your child has bleeding gums

If a child has bleeding gums, parents will definitely be very worried, fearing that something might happen to their child's body. Therefore, parents of these children would really like to know what to do if their child has bleeding gums. So what should we do if children have bleeding gums? Next, this article will introduce you to what to do if your child’s gums bleed, for your reference only. Please see the detailed introduction below.

Gingival bleeding is one of the common symptoms in dentistry. It refers to a small amount of bleeding of the gums caused spontaneously or due to slight stimulation. In mild cases, there will be blood in the saliva only when sucking, brushing teeth, and chewing hard food. In severe cases, the gums will bleed more or even spontaneously when they are slightly stimulated. Generally speaking, chronic inflammation of the gums is a common cause of gingival bleeding, so gingival bleeding is more common in patients with periodontitis and gingivitis; but sometimes it can also be an oral manifestation of certain systemic diseases, which should be given sufficient attention.

What should I do if my child has bleeding gums?

1. Bleeding gums caused by gingivitis

Parents should pay attention to children's oral hygiene, brush their teeth in the morning and evening, and wipe the gums and gums with clean water and medical gauze after feeding. After the age of 2, teach children to rinse their mouths after meals and urge them to develop the good habit of brushing their teeth in the morning and evening. Maintaining oral hygiene is the key step in reducing gingivitis. In addition, if caries has damaged most of the crown, there is sharp enamel tissue on the surface of the remaining crown, which can cut the gums like a knife and cause bleeding gums. If you are not careful when eating, it is easy for bones to pierce your gums and cause bleeding gums. These two types of gingival bleeding only occur on the gums of individual teeth. Once the residual crown is removed and the bone spur is removed, the bleeding will stop.

2. Gingival bleeding caused by mechanical damage

Parents should buy special toothbrushes for their children, preferably children's toothbrushes with 2 rows and 6 bundles of bristles. This toothbrush can prevent mechanical damage to the gums, while removing food debris and dental plaque between the gums, effectively preventing gingivitis and preventing bleeding gums. Teach your children the correct way to brush their teeth. When they are 3 years old, you can teach your children the correct way to brush their teeth - vertical brushing, which means brushing up and down along the gaps between teeth, brushing the upper teeth downwards, and brushing the lower teeth upwards, and brushing both the inside and outside of the teeth.

3. Bleeding gums caused by vitamin C deficiency

If you are deficient in vitamin C, in addition to taking vitamin C tablets under the guidance of a doctor, you should also pay more attention to supplementing your diet with foods rich in vitamin C, such as eating more fruits, fresh vegetables or vegetable juice, fruit juice, etc.

4. Systemic diseases

If a child often has multiple bleeding gums, you should pay attention to the overall condition. If the condition is serious, you need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to find out the cause and discover potential diseases early.

The above is an introduction on what to do if a child has bleeding gums. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you already know what to do if a child has bleeding gums. From the above introduction, we can know that children's bleeding gums are generally caused by chronic inflammation of the gums. Therefore, it is best for parents to take their children for relevant examinations so that they can receive appropriate treatment.