What is the cause of abscesses on children's gums?

Nowadays, many parents do not pay attention to their children's physical condition all the time. As a result, parents often only discover it when their children have physical problems, which is very bad for their children's health. Some parents may see pustules growing on their children's gums. There are several reasons for this. Inflammation is the biggest possibility. As for the healthy development of children's teeth, you can see the specific information below.

When children develop abscesses on their gums, it may appear to be a gum problem, but in most cases the root cause is a tooth problem. Children's deciduous teeth have low resistance to caries, and the hard tissues (enamel and dentin) of deciduous teeth are thin. Caries can quickly affect the pulp and cause pulpitis, which can further develop into apical periodontitis.

Children have alveolar osteoporosis, and the exudate from periapical inflammation will destroy the alveolar bone, break through the bone cortex and mucosa, and form abscesses and fistulas on the gums. Because children's dental pulp nerves are immature, sparsely distributed, and less sensitive to pain, if it is a chronic inflammation, children may develop apical periodontitis and form an abscess without obvious symptoms.

Don't just assume that the abscess is caused by inflammation when there is a boil on the gums and there is no tooth pain, and ignore the dental problem.

After periapical periodontitis occurs and fistula is formed, taking Chinese medicine to reduce internal heat will not solve the problem. Taking some antibiotics can only suppress the inflammation and the fistula may be temporarily closed. However, since the infected tooth root has not been thoroughly cleaned, a large number of pathogenic bacteria are still lurking in the root canal of the tooth root. Once the medication is stopped or the body's resistance is low, inflammation will occur and abscesses and fistulas will form. Therefore, the correct choice should be to go to the hospital for active treatment of the affected tooth to prevent the apical periodontitis from expanding to the permanent teeth under the roots of the deciduous teeth or causing mandibular osteomyelitis.

The above article introduces relevant knowledge about abscesses on children’s gums. I hope that after reading it, you will be able to deal with such situations faster and better. Children do not understand the concept of health, so they do not pay attention to their physical condition at all times. Parents should help their children pay attention to their physical condition and seek medical treatment in time if there is anything abnormal.