Since the etiology of gingivitis is clear, dental plaque is the pathogenic factor, and the disease is only limited to the gums. Therefore, removing the cause and eliminating the plaque can achieve obvious results. In mild cases, scaling (commonly known as tooth scaling) is usually used to completely remove calculus, control plaque, gingival swelling, exudate treatment or oral antibiotics. For those with gingival hyperplasia, gingivoplasty is required to remove part of the gingiva and restore the physiological shape of the gingiva.
After the above treatment, after the gingival inflammation has been eliminated and the gingival shape has been restored, in order to maintain and consolidate the curative effect, it is necessary to insist on brushing the teeth carefully and rationally every day to completely remove the plaque. If gingivitis is not treated, gingivitis can continue to develop and can invade the deep periodontal tissue and develop into periodontitis. Bleeding gums are often the result of gingival inflammation; inflammation is caused by irritation of tartar and tartar; the formation of tartar and tartar is caused by the lack of frequent and thorough removal of food debris and calcium accumulated in the crevices and gingival pockets. Brushing and rinsing is the most effective way to clear these causes. Chronic gingivitis is the result of not brushing and rinsing properly and regularly. A good way to prevent bleeding gums is to effectively brush your teeth morning and night, and rinse your mouth after meals.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease can be caused by unclean mouth, food residues accumulated between the teeth, and after a long period of time, it will turn into poison, and the damp poison will invade the gums and cause swelling and pain. Or food damages the spleen and stomach, spleen deficiency generates dampness and heat, dampness and heat accumulate in the stomach and intestines, follow the meridians, fumigate the gums, cause qi and blood to stagnate, and body fluids are blocked, causing swelling, pain, and bleeding. Or because of excessive anger and excessive depression, the liver qi is stagnant, and the stagnation for a long time turns into fire. Or due to the external invasion of wind and evil, the evil stays in the meridians, resulting in blockage of the meridians, qi and blood are blocked, and the qi and blood compete with the evil for a long time.
Modern medicine believes that long-term stimulation such as dental plaque and local foreign bodies such as dental calculus, food blockage, and overhang of fillings is the main cause of this disease. Dental deformities, some systemic factors such as endocrine disorders, vitamin C deficiency, nutritional disorders and systemic diseases can also cause or aggravate gingivitis. Mouth breathing is often an important factor in anterior hyperplastic gingivitis. Bacterial infection is also the cause of the disease. Common bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus and other bacteria that produce toxins that cause inflammation of the periodontal tissue.
