Why do my gums keep swelling and sore?

As we all know, swollen and sore gums are very painful for people, but there are still many people who often experience swollen and sore gums in life, which makes people even more miserable. So why do my gums keep swelling and sore? In fact, this is caused by the following 6 factors, the most common of which are gingivitis and periodontitis.

1. Swollen gums are the cause of swelling and pain

1. Gingivitis, periodontitis: It is the most common cause of swollen and painful gums, generally poor oral hygiene, incomplete cleaning, resulting in plaque and calculus accumulation, causing irritation to the gums to form oral inflammation, and the symptoms of swollen and painful gums appear, and whenever the inflammation is aggravated, the swelling and pain will be more obvious.

2. Tooth decay: If tooth decay is not treated in time, pulpitis will be formed, which will hurt the pulp nerve and cause apical periodontitis, which will cause swollen and painful gums.

3. Food mosaic: If the gap between the teeth is relatively large, or the edge of the denture is not closed, it is easy to cause food mosaic when eating, and if you do not pay attention to cleaning for a long time, it will cause inflammation, which will lead to swollen and painful gums, and also accompanied by bad breath.

4. Endocrine reasons: Some women have endocrine disorders, as well as changes in the body's hormones during menstruation and pregnancy, and changes in the endocrine environment will cause swollen and painful gums.

5. Physical diseases: Some systemic diseases, such as leukemia, scurvy, hemophilia, pernicious anemia and other diseases, will also have symptoms of swollen and painful gums and bleeding.

6. Simpleget angry: It will also cause swollen and sore gums, if the weather is dry, the body's saliva secretion will be reduced, the respiratory tract will be dry, and then eat some spicy and stimulating food, and it will be easy to fry foodget angry, and swollen and sore gums.

2. What to do if your gums are swollen and painful

1. Develop good oral hygiene habits, brush your teeth in the morning and evening, and rinse your mouth after meals, which can prevent the occurrence of gingivitis and periodontitis. Brushing your teeth in the morning and evening, rinsing your mouth after meals, and removing dirt and food debris can prevent tartar and tartar from forming. Regular dental cleanings are the best way to take care of your teeth.

2. Regular oral examination, timely detection of caries, timely treatment, in order to prevent the development of pulpitis and apical periodontitis resulting in gum swelling and pain. Pulpitis and apical periodontitis can be recovered with root canal treatment.

3. If there are local irritants such as tartar, occlusal trauma and poor restorations, periodontal cleaning should be carried out to remove tartar, adjust the occlusal relationship of teeth, correct food impaction, and modify or renew dentures and other restorations.

4. Patients with necrotizing gingivitis should strengthen oral care, rinse the oral cavity with 1% hydrogen peroxide, apply the affected area with 2.5% chlortetracycline glycerin, and choose penicillin and anti-anaerobic drugs for the whole body

5. Gum tumors, drug-induced gingival hyperplasia, and hereditary gingival fibromatosis should be removed by surgery.

6. Gum swelling and gum bleeding caused by various blood system diseases and systemic diseases should deserve our attention and attention, such as leukemia, hemophilia, thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, etc., which are often manifested as bleeding gums or bleeding after tooth extraction, which is not easy to stop with general hemostatic methods. In this case, it is important to consult an internist for a detailed examination to find out the cause of the bleeding and prescribe medicine for the symptoms. This type of patient often comes to the stomatology department first because of swollen gums or even bleeding, which should cause a high degree of vigilance among stomatologists. For scurvy, as long as the diagnosis is clear, appropriate and appropriate vitamin C supplementation can get a good effect.

7. Pericoronitis of wisdom teeth: Wash the blind bag with hydrogen peroxide, take oral antibiotics, and after the inflammation is eliminated, consider whether it needs to be extracted according to the growth of wisdom teeth. If the wisdom tooth is not in the right position, it will not grow out and must be extracted.

8. Do not eat too hard or overheated food, so as not to stimulate swollen gums, and eat more vegetables and fruits to keep the stool smooth.