What are the symptoms of gingivitis?

1. Most of the gum cancer has no self-conscious symptoms in the early stage, at first there are ulcers, papillary or nodular lumps on the gums, which are easy to bleed, and if they extend to the alveolar process, the teeth will be painful, loose or fall out, and continue to develop and invade the surrounding tissues, causing facial swelling, difficulty in chewing and opening the mouth, etc.When secondary infections occur, they are painful and cause local bleeding and foul odors.

2. The symptoms of gum cancer and periodontitis are similar in the early stage, and the teeth will be loose and painful, but the causes are fundamentally different. Gum cancer is the proliferation and thickening of the gingival mucosa and the tendency to ulcerate, while periodontitis is mainly periodontal pocket discharge, alveolar bone resorption, gingival swelling, and smooth mucosa without proliferation. In many clinical cases, gum cancer is misdiagnosed as periodontitis and teeth are extracted, resulting in non-healing wounds and accelerated tumor growth.

3. Anyone who has an unexplained gum lump, erosion or toothache accompanied by loose teeth, long-term non-healing wound after tooth extraction or crater-like (crater-like) ulcers on the gums, especially those over 40 years old, should go to a regular hospital for examination in time. Do not pick at the new lumps on the gums with your fingers or toothbrushes, as they may cause infection and aggravate the condition.

Fourth, to prevent gum cancer, first of all, we should pay attention to oral hygiene, go to the hospital for regular check-up once every six months or a year, and secondly, we should eliminate some undesirable chronic stimuli in time, such as extracting residual roots, residual crowns, misaligned teeth, grinding off sharp tooth cusps, removing unsuitable dentures, etc.Change the habit of eating too hot, quit smoking and alcohol, and reduce exposure to harmful substances. If erythema, leukoplakia, ringworm and chronic ulcers that do not heal for a long time are found in the oral cavity, vigilance should be raised to achieve early diagnosis and treatment of gingivitis.