Alcohol is not allowed for swollen and painful gums. Gum swelling and pain may be caused by periodontitis, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, apical inflammation, etc., according to the different causes of drug treatment, root canal treatment, etc., drinking alcohol will affect the choice of treatment drugs.
1. Periodontitis: If the gums are swollen and painful due to periodontitis, patients can thoroughly remove the plaque and calculus around the teeth through periodontal scaling, together with taking metronidazole, tinidazole and other drugs for treatment. During the treatment period, avoid smoking, alcohol and spicy, stimulating food.
2. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: If the gums are swollen and painful due to wisdom teeth, generally need to carry out local rinsing and medication, available saline, hydrogen peroxide alternating rinsing, blind bag into the iodine glycerin, minocycline hydrochloride ointment and so on. If the inflammation is obvious, it is often necessary to use antibiotics, such as cefprozil, cefdinir, cefuroxime.
Taking these drugs are not recommended to drink alcohol, especially cephalosporin antibiotics, and alcohol will occur disulfiram-like reaction, serious shock life-threatening, is strictly prohibited to drink alcohol.
3. Root canal inflammation: If the gums are swollen and painful due to root canal inflammation, the pulp should be opened and drained so that the exudate or pus can flow out through the root canal to relieve the pressure on the root tip, and then carry out perfect root canal treatment. Drinking alcohol during treatment will aggravate the symptoms of swollen and painful gums, and may even cause further spread of inflammation, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease.
Swollen and painful gums, not only can not drink alcohol, but also a light diet, avoid exertion, seek medical attention as soon as possible, under the guidance of the doctor with medication.