Gum swelling and pain caused by wisdom teeth can be treated with localized irrigation and oral medication if it is mild. If it is more serious, it needs to be incised and drained, and treated with oral or intravenous antibiotics.
1. Mild: If the gum swelling caused by wisdom teeth is not particularly serious, you can first use raw salt water and hydrogen peroxide alternately on the local rinse, can be cleaned out of the local dirt, to reduce the stimulation of the gum tissue. After cleaning and then combined with the physical condition, under the guidance of the doctor to take amoxicillin, metronidazole or cefadroxil and other drugs.
2. Heavier: If the gum swelling and pain caused by more serious, and the local abscess has been formed, the first need to incise and drain the abscess, and then under the instructions of oral or intravenous infusion of antibiotics, such as levofloxacin hydrochloride, cephalosporin and so on. If the inflammation is well controlled, the wisdom teeth should be extracted to avoid recurrent pain.
During the treatment period, you need to pay attention to oral hygiene, and use saline or warm water to rinse your mouth after eating.