Swelling and pain in the mouth can be caused by mumps, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, and alveolar abscess.
1. Mumps: This is a respiratory infectious disease caused by the mumps virus, which mostly occurs in the alternating seasons of winter and spring, and is common in children and adolescents. Clinical manifestations include generalized muscle aches and pains, chills and fever, loss of appetite, and swelling and pain in the parotid glands.
2. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: this refers to the inflammation of the soft tissues around the third molar, mostly related to the wisdom tooth eruption obstruction or incompletion, clinical manifestations include severe periodontal pain, swelling of the gums, restriction of opening the mouth and so on.
3. Alveolar abscess: This refers to the formation of periapical abscess caused by periapical tissue infection and development due to untreated pulpitis, which is usually associated with bacterial invasion, dental trauma, immunosuppression and other factors, the clinical manifestations of the periodontal spontaneous pain, occlusal pain, facial swelling and so on.
It is necessary to go to the dental hospital for treatment and anti-infective treatment under the guidance of the doctor to relieve swelling, pain and other symptoms.