The swelling and pain of the flesh behind the teeth along with the pain on one side of the throat may be caused by diseases such as pericoronitis of the wisdom teeth, tonsillitis or pharyngitis.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: When adult wisdom teeth erupt incompletely or wisdom teeth grow in the wrong position, the soft tissues around the crown of the tooth may appear inflammation, once the inflammation spreads to the gums, there may be a tooth behind the meat of the swollen and painful and with the side of the throat pain symptoms.
2. Tonsillitis: when the tonsils have inflammation reaction, the local tissue may be congested and swollen, sometimes the inflammation will also involve the soft tissues behind the teeth, resulting in localized swelling and pain with the side of the throat.
3. Pharyngitis: When pharyngitis occurs, due to bacterial infection in the mucous membrane of the throat, it may also cause inflammation of the soft tissues behind the teeth, resulting in pain and swelling of the flesh behind the teeth and pain on the side of the throat.
The pain and swelling of the flesh behind the teeth and the pain on the side of the throat, it is recommended to gargle with saline to keep the mouth clean, and also to drink more water and eat a light diet, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s advice to take amoxicillin, or tinidazole, levofloxacin, and other antibiotic drugs to control the infection.
Only with proper treatment and handling can you slowly return to normal. Specific cases should go to the regular hospital and choose the appropriate treatment under the guidance of the doctor.