My 1 year old daughter has a green swollen spot on her gum, I have never seen anything like it, it doesnt seem to bother her but it is green green. Like crayola crayon green - and no she didnt get into a green crayon, we already ruled that out. Any suggestions would be great, we are getting worried. She has a chest cold right now and has been on albuterol treatments for the last two days, could that have anything to do with it?
Hello, I can understand your concern. Usually there are no green lesions of the oral cavity. This is very rare. However, it is possible that some green food particle such as pea or herb may have been pushed inside the gum by the force of tongue while chewing. The green swollen area you are seeing might in fact be the color of the food particle. I would advise you to wait for a week and observe if the food piece comes out by itself. If it stays there for more than a week or if the gum area starts paining, then you should visit a dentist and ask him/her to remove it with an instrument. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Take care. Best,