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What Causes Swollen Gums?

My 9 month old grandson has two upper and two lower teeth. Just this past week he has developed very swollen gums and his teeth are surrounded by thick white stuff, for lack of a better way to describe it. He won t take his bottle or sippy cup and he is totally miserable. This is the first time this has happened with him. Is this an infection that needs immediate attention?
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
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Hi. according to your complaint,your grandson's age is 9 months..this is the normal age of the child when his milk teeth(deciduous teeth)start appearing to his mouth..because of this process of tooth which start appearing in mouth know as teething..it is followed by swollen gum around or overlying that tooth.due this swollen gums, your grandson feels pain in that gum area.so there's not any kind of infection in your grandson's mouth..AND your grandson feels pain while taking bottle or simply cups..for that wide range of TEETHING RINGS are available for infants to gnaw.,A variety of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables have been used by teething infants,anything from peeled cucumber to frozen bananas.
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What Causes Swollen Gums?

Hi. according to your complaint,your grandson s age is 9 months..this is the normal age of the child when his milk teeth(deciduous teeth)start appearing to his mouth..because of this process of tooth which start appearing in mouth know as teething..it is followed by swollen gum around or overlying that tooth.due this swollen gums, your grandson feels pain in that gum area.so there s not any kind of infection in your grandson s mouth..AND your grandson feels pain while taking bottle or simply cups..for that wide range of TEETHING RINGS are available for infants to gnaw.,A variety of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables have been used by teething infants,anything from peeled cucumber to frozen bananas.