Soreness and swelling in the chin and cheeks

Many people experience sore and swollen chins and cheeks in their daily lives. This is usually caused by inflammation inside the mouth. The discomfort inside the mouth spreads to the chin and cheeks, causing soreness and swelling in the chin and cheeks. Of course, it is not ruled out that people may experience soreness and swelling in the chin due to excessive chewing. The most common causes of chin soreness and swelling are gingivitis and pharyngitis. Today, the editor will take you to learn about these two diseases that cause chin soreness and swelling so that you can treat them accordingly.

1. Gingivitis

The gingiva is one of the periodontal tissues (gingiva, periodontal ligament, alveolar bone, cementum), which is directly exposed to the oral cavity and visible. It is composed of keratinized epithelium and connective tissue, covering the alveolar bone and tooth roots. Gum disease is a lesion limited to the gingival tissue. The most common of these is chronic gingivitis, also known as marginal gingivitis or simple gingivitis. It is a type of "gingivitis only related to dental plaque" and is the most common disease among plaque-related gingivitis. Gingival inflammation is mainly located in the free gingiva and gingival papilla. This is commonly known as gingivitis. It can occur in children aged 3 to 5 years old, and the incidence and severity gradually increase with age, reaching a peak in adolescence. Gingivitis is slightly more common in male children than in female children. Developing countries and regions are higher than economically developed countries.

2. Pharyngitis

Pharyngitis is a nonspecific inflammation of the pharynx. It is a general term for inflammation caused by various microorganisms infecting the pharynx. It can exist alone, co-exist with rhinitis, tonsillitis and laryngitis, or be a precursor symptom of certain diseases. Can be divided into acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis. Acute pharyngitis is an acute inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa and submucosal tissue. The pharyngeal lymphoid tissue is often involved. The inflammation may be localized in the early stages, but as the disease progresses, it often involves the entire pharyngeal cavity. It is more common in autumn and winter, and at the turn of winter and spring.

The main symptoms are dryness, burning, pain in the throat, obvious pain when swallowing, congestion and swelling in the throat, etc. Chronic pharyngitis can be divided into chronic simple pharyngitis, chronic hypertrophic pharyngitis and atrophic pharyngitis. Among them, chronic simple pharyngitis is more common. The lesions are mainly in the mucosal layer, manifested as chronic congestion of the pharyngeal mucosa, hyperplasia of the mucosal and submucosal connective tissue, hypertrophy of the mucous glands, hypersecretion, and increased mucus secretion. Patients often cough up sticky phlegm in the throat, or feel a foreign body sensation in the throat that they cannot cough up or swallow.