Swelling on one side of the mouth may be neurovascular edema, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, apical periapical inflammation, which needs to be determined according to clinical symptoms and instrumentation.
1. Neurovascular edema. Swelling on one side of the mouth may be that the organism has been exposed to certain allergens, causing a hypersensitivity reaction of the organism, and the general morbidity may appear in the lips and cheeks and other parts of the skin and mucous membranes, itching, burning pain and swelling. The boundaries of the swollen area are not obvious.
2. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis. Obstructed wisdom teeth are prone to pericoronitis, swelling of the surrounding gums, acute attack without timely treatment is likely to cause interstitial infection, swelling of the cheek. x-ray examination can be found that the wisdom teeth are in an obstructed state.
3. Apical periodontitis. When a tooth has apical periodontitis, the gums in the apical area can also be swollen, and bite pain can occur, and in severe cases can also cause facial swelling.
Swelling on one side of the mouth need to go to the hospital to confirm the diagnosis, it is recommended that timely medical treatment.