What causes pregnancy gingivitis?Pregnancy gingivitis or severe hyper plastic gums is caused by an increase in estrogen and progesterone levels. These are essential hormones that help the fetus grow and develop, but they also cause many changes to your body.One of these changes is increased inflammation of your gums. Although the exact way this happens isn’t clear, healthcare providers think it may be due to:Decreased ability of your body to respond to plaque bacteria.Increased blood flow to the gum tissue.
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