Hi Doctor, I need your help, im really worried about my mom, she has a brown discoloration in her gums, like under her front bottom teeth, and she says she feels like it stings, her bone stings not her gum, she has had problems with her teeth before, she has no insurance so she cant go to the dentist, but i really need your advice and help to calm her down, Please help!
Hello there, Thanks for writing your query, Brownish discoloration of the gums is caused may be due to gingival inflammation or gingival abscess or periodontal access. It is caused due poor oral hygiene, improper brushing and flossing that leads to accumulation of bacterial plaque and calculus deep in the gum pockets and root surfaces of the teeth.  Gingivitis presents with symptoms of redness, bleeding gums, swelling, pain, recession and sensitivity. It needs to be treated by thorough professional deep scaling of gums and root planing of the teeth to remove all the irritants, this will help in resolving the symptoms followed by a course of antibiotic and analgesics.  I would suggest you to go for symptomatic treatment at home like gargling with lukewarm saline water or antiseptic mouthwash like chlorhexidine or Betadine.  You can apply topical oral antiseptics like denote over the affected which helps in giving soothing effect to the gums. I hope this helps, take care.