What to do if there are white hard bumps on the gums

If there are white hard protrusions on the gums, you should pay attention to it. It is probably caused by alveolar bone hyperplasia. Although this alveolar bone hyperplasia will not cause pain to the patient, it will seriously affect the appearance and will have a greater impact on the function of the teeth. When this happens, go to the hospital for examination. Surgery can be performed to remove the hyperplastic bone. This is a relatively common surgical procedure.

What to do if there are white hard bumps on the gums

1. Alveolar bone hyperplasia generally does not cause pain to patients, nor does it affect the appearance and function of teeth, and usually does not require treatment.

2. Physiological bone protrusions are generally not treated. The lingual bone protrusions of the lingual alveolar bone of the third molar and bicuspid, the maxillary bone protrusions, the mandibular bone protrusions and other physiological protrusions should be avoided when performing removable denture restoration to avoid tenderness after wearing the denture.

3. The prevalence of bone hyperplasia increases with age. The elderly need to maintain normal bone metabolism and supplement with high-calcium foods such as milk, eggs, soy products, vegetables and fruits, and take calcium supplements if necessary.

4. If alveolar bone hyperplasia affects oral treatment, surgery is required to remove excess bone hyperplasia to create conditions for repair.

5. Alveolar bone repair is a common procedure in alveolar surgery. Its purpose is to remove the factors that hinder the positioning of dentures, such as sharp protruding bone ridges of the alveolar bone, protruding hyperplastic bone, and excessively wide and thick protrusions and undercuts of the maxillary tuberosity, so as to facilitate clinical denture repair treatment.

6. For small bone protrusions or spurs that affect oral function or cause pain symptoms, you can press them with your fingers. After about 1 to 2 months of pressing, they will generally gradually disappear or significantly reduce in size.

If there are no obvious symptoms, you don't need to worry about it for now. Since bone hyperplasia is caused by calcium deficiency, you should eat more foods high in calcium on a daily basis, such as milk, dairy products, dried shrimps, kelp, sesame paste, and soy products are also rich in calcium. Eating them regularly is beneficial for calcium supplementation.

Causes of alveolar bone hyperplasia:

1. Chronic inflammatory stimulation. Long-term stimulation of chronic inflammation such as local chronic bone marrow inflammation, periapical inflammation, periodontitis, etc. leads to alveolar bone hyperplasia, which is the most common cause.

2. Trauma and pressure factors.

3. Causes of overdevelopment.

4. Genetic factors.

5. Drug factors.

6. Viral factors.

7. Age factor: the prevalence of bone hyperplasia increases with age.