What is the reason for the swelling of the gums inside the front teeth

Our teeth grow on the gums. The swollen gums inside the front teeth can be simply summarized as red and swollen gums. In addition to redness and swelling, it is usually accompanied by pain, which makes people very uncomfortable. There are many reasons for red and swollen gums. Some are due to diet, while others are related to dental diseases. Finding the cause as soon as possible will help us better solve it. So, what is the reason for the swollen gums inside the front teeth? Let’s take a look below.

1. Swollen gums are likely caused by inflammation. For example, now we have entered autumn, the weather is becoming increasingly drier, and people's saliva secretion is reduced, which causes the gums to be dry for a long time. The fragility of the blood vessels in the gums will increase due to dryness and lack of water, so the blood vessels in the gums are easily damaged. Once the blood vessels in the gums are damaged, it is easy to cause bacterial infection, which will cause the gums to swell. If this situation is not treated, the bacteria will spread throughout the body through the blood circulation in the micro-capillaries of the gums, easily causing pharyngitis, nosebleeds, colds and other diseases.

2. Rising stomach fire can cause swollen gums. This situation often occurs in people who often eat spicy food. These people always eat and drink a lot, eat a lot of high-protein and high-calorie foods, and eat a lot of highly irritating foods. These will increase the burden on the stomach, causing stomach fire to continue to surge up and rush to the face, causing swollen cheeks and swollen and painful gums. Common symptoms for such patients are dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, yellow tongue coating, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine that clears away heat, purges fire, reduces swelling and relieves pain is often used to treat this condition, such as Coptis chinensis, Rhizoma Achyranthis Bidentatae, Angelica dahurica, etc.

Prognosis

After complete treatment, patients with chronic gingivitis should see significant relief of gingival redness and swelling, and their gums should recover or basically return to a healthy state. If not treated promptly or improperly, gum redness and swelling may persist and may further develop into periodontitis. This may be due to incomplete removal of plaque and tartar, poor patient cooperation, inadequate self-plaque control, or the presence of other plaque retention factors such as systemic diseases.

The redness and swelling of the gums caused by adolescent gingivitis and pregnancy gingivitis may subside or disappear on their own after the hormone levels return to normal. However, since both adolescent gingivitis and pregnancy gingivitis are caused by changes in hormone levels that aggravate existing chronic gingival inflammation, the existing chronic inflammation will not subside naturally.

After systematic and comprehensive treatment, patients with periodontitis will experience reduced gingival redness and swelling, reduced probing depth to less than 5 mm, clinical attachment loss will stop or attachment will be gained, the occlusal relationship will gradually become stable and balanced, and X-ray examinations will show that bone resorption and destruction have stopped or bone tissue has regenerated. If treatment is not timely or improper, gingival redness and swelling may persist. This may also be due to incomplete removal of plaque and tartar, poor patient cooperation, poor self-plaque control, or the continued existence of other plaque retention factors, suffering from systemic diseases and other factors.

Therefore, it is still necessary to use comprehensive periodontal treatment to treat the original chronic gingival inflammation and restore the gums to or basically restore their healthy state.