Can you pull a tooth if your gums hurt?

Tooth extraction is not recommended when the gums hurt. Gum pain indicates the presence of inflammation, in the acute inflammatory period, anesthesia to affect the effect of the extraction of teeth may be painful, but also may cause local tissue damage, causing pain, swelling, bleeding and other reactions. Gum pain may be caused by periodontitis, gingivitis, or may be triggered by apical periodontitis disease. If it is gingivitis or periodontitis, periodontal sequence treatment can be carried out, as an aid you can take oral metronidazole tablets, cefadroxil extended-release tablets, cefixime granules and other drugs for treatment. If the gum pain caused by apical periodontitis, such as abscess can be local drainage, followed by root canal treatment, it is recommended that the inflammation subsides two weeks before extraction. Gum pain symptoms, should be timely consultation, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, after healing under the guidance of the doctor for tooth extraction.