why does that bit of gum behind your two front teeth always get inflamed for some reason?

Question

It doesn't happen for months, then something will trigger it off, and it is most obvious when brushing teeth, since touching that area hurts!

Answer 1

It happens to me when I eat pizza. Maybe it gets inflamed when it gets burned by hot steamy food.

Answer 2

I get that all the time from brushing the back of my teeth, the tooth brush scraped your gums, and it gets immflamated and then it hurts to eat or drink something hot, or crunchy, I know what your talking about, I get that often, you just have to be careful when your brushing your teeth

Answer 3

I use to get that when I ate hard candy or spicy foods. When you take a bite of something it usually touches the forefront of the roof of your mouth. Next time you bite down on something take note of where it touches your mouth first.

Answer 4

Sounds like pizza burn, which is the name we use for ANY food burn in that area.

Or, if you have a deep bite, you may be hitting the gum back there and sometimes you hit it harder than others.

Answer 5

i get that to and ive asked my dentist and he doesnt know because i got worried about it and had my teeth and gums checked and i was fine.. so maybe its just plain "irritation"

Answer 6

this happens to me. It was going on once when I went to the dentist, he saw it, and asked me why it was swollen. I told him he was the dentist, and I was gonna ask him the same thing. we never figured it out. have fun

Answer 7

check with your dentist to see if you have gingivitas. if you do you can treat it before it becomes periodontal disease-that cannot be cured.

Answer 8

usuallly means an infection

Answer 9

just go and see you're dentist

Answer 10

are you brushing and flossing?