When accompany your child to brush your teeth, if you see blood on the toothbrush? Be careful. She may be experiencing chronic marginal gingivitis or gum inflammation that often found in children. The symptoms are changes in color, size, consistency, and shape of the surface of the gums.
In general, chronic marginal gingivitis is caused by the buildup of plaque and bacteria on the teeth for a long time. If not cleaned, plaque will harden into tartar. The bacteria then multiply in plaque and begin to irritate the gums, known as the gingiva.
Patients with chronic marginal gingivitis rarely feel pain or pain that this has become the main reason of chronic gingivitis received less attention. When gingivitis is left, it can cause inflammation of the tissue around the worse.
To cope with gingivitis, teach your child to practice some of the following actions:
Diligent Brushing
Good brushing twice a day is the morning after meals and at night before bed. This will prevent gingivitis and keep the mouth healthy. Brush teeth from the gums to the teeth so that the area near the gum line or a meeting between the teeth and gums were attached plaque can also brushed
Visit to Dentist
Visit the dentist at least every six months to clean tartar and get the examination and thorough dental care.
Expand to eat fruit and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables can stimulate the production of saliva, which is useful because it has a self-cleansing effect on the plaque which is the major cause of gum disease.
To help maintain healthy gums, for children over 6 years old can use toothpaste that contains Zinc Citrate which serve to protect the mouth of bacteria and plaque for 24 hours and maintain healthy gums. Make sure, that you use toothpaste containing vitamin E, an antioxidant that may protect against free radicals.
