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What Causes Inflamed And Red Gums In A Kid?

My one year old has been super crabby for the last week we thought it was just her teeth b/c she's teething.. but today my mother in law was brushing her teeth and she started crying and her gums were bleeding alot...then she noticed that her front and bottom gums are super red almost like inflamed... is this weird???
Tue, 13 Oct 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I can understand your concern for your daughter and the bleeding from her gums seems to be most probably due to teething caused due to inflammation secondary to teething..

If her gums are severely inflamed there is a possibility that she has infection in her gums and you should consult a Paediatric dentist known as Pedodontist and get her evaluated and in case if the bleeding is due to inflammation of gums caused due to teething then cold compresses over the gums and cleaning the teeth using an ultra soft toothbrush or with a clean gauze piece can help..

If there is gum infection manual cleaning of teeth followed by a short course of antibiotic syrup can help in reducing inflammation and bleeding..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Inflamed And Red Gums In A Kid?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I can understand your concern for your daughter and the bleeding from her gums seems to be most probably due to teething caused due to inflammation secondary to teething.. If her gums are severely inflamed there is a possibility that she has infection in her gums and you should consult a Paediatric dentist known as Pedodontist and get her evaluated and in case if the bleeding is due to inflammation of gums caused due to teething then cold compresses over the gums and cleaning the teeth using an ultra soft toothbrush or with a clean gauze piece can help.. If there is gum infection manual cleaning of teeth followed by a short course of antibiotic syrup can help in reducing inflammation and bleeding.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.