Red Gums
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
Gingivitis is the most common cause of red, swollen gums. Poor dental hygiene causes gingivitis, a minor form of gum disease. Bacteria and plaque build up around the gums when you don't brush or floss regularly. Plaque irritates the gums, resulting in a swollen, red appearance.
Possible causes
- Dental caries
Dental caries are permanently damaged areas in the teeth that develop into tiny holes. Common causes include sipping sugary drinks / eating sweets/ snacking often, poor oral hygiene and bacterial accumulation.
Rickets Vitamin D deficiency
Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones in children, usually because of an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D helps the body to absorb calcium and phosphorus from food. Not enough vitamin D makes it difficult to maintain proper calcium and phosphorus levels in bones, which can cause rickets.
Primary immunodeficiency syndrome
PIDDs (primary immune deficiency diseases) are rare hereditary disorders that affect the immune system. People with PIDDs may be vulnerable to chronic, severe infections because their immune systems aren't functioning properly.
- Immunodeficiency syndrome
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Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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