There is no quick pain relief for swollen and inflamed gums, and it is usually necessary to treat the cause, which mainly includes wisdom teeth pericoronitis, acute periapical inflammation, gingivitis, etc. In the way of treatment, you can take daily care, medication, root canal treatment, etc., to improve the situation.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: If you suffer from wisdom tooth pericoronitis, you may have pain, facial swelling, pus in the pericoronary blind pocket, pain when swallowing, swollen and painful gums, etc. For this case, patients can use saline, hydrogen peroxide solution, chlorhexidine solution and other drugs under the guidance of a professional physician to repeatedly rinse the blind pocket, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to take metronidazole, clindamycin and other drugs to fight infection treatment.
2. Acute periapical inflammation: If you suffer from acute periapical inflammation, there may be problems of redness and swelling of the gum mucosa, affecting eating, for this kind of problem, the patient can carry out root canal treatment to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory and pain relief.
3. Gingivitis: If you suffer from gingivitis, you will experience localized itching and swelling of the gums, pain, bad breath and other symptoms, which can be improved by scaling. If there is destruction of deep periodontal tissues, you can rinse the gingival sulcus through hydrogen peroxide solution, then apply iodine preparation in the gingival sulcus, and use chlorhexidine solution to gargle if necessary.
Another point to note is that patients with swollen and painful gums should actively seek medical attention to clarify the cause of the disease and carry out standardized treatment, do not self-medicate.