My son is 5 and he was punched in the mouth by his older brother. His gums are swollen and they have burned purple/black. You can tell they are bruised. It has been about 2 hours and they are still bleedinh but not bad. Should i take him to a dentist or doctor or is their something that can be done at home?
Hello, Read your query, as your son has injury this bleeding from gums means intramural laceration, there is injury in periodontal ligaments, and it is possible that there may be slight mobility in tooth also, don't worry you should consult dentist and go for investigations IOWA x-ray or OPG X-ray and oral examination for mobility. At home, you can apply Ice pack to control bleeding from gums and give him soft diet fruit juices, elector or glucose.  Hope this will help you.