Blood is coming out of my two-year-old baby gum. I just noticed that he refused to eat and someone recommended riboflavin, I thought it was majata (so I was asked to apply it to his mouth sine then blood started coming out of his gum. Pleas advise. From a worried mother.
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My recommendation is take him to see a dentist or paediatric dentist so they can give you the exact diagnosis. On a final note to everyone who's reading this, if you noticed you or your child bleeding from any other part of your body, say your eyes for example without any prior injury, you wouldn't ignore it. Please do not ignore bleeding from yours or your child's mouth or gums, it is NOT NORMAL and can have serious consequences. Blood by design is supposed to stay inside the body
Dr Oki Emmanuel
Esther Dozie
There are a few reasons why bleeding can occur in a child's mouth at this age, it could simply be a new tooth growing (erupting) or it could be inflammation of the gum (this can happen if his teeth are not brushed daily) or it could be a herpes simplex virus infection among other things.