Swollen gums can be caused by periapical inflammation, wisdom tooth periapical inflammation, gingivitis, etc. Different causes, there are different methods to reduce the swelling, mainly for general treatment, medication and so on.
1. Periapical inflammation: If it is caused by caries for a long time without treatment, resulting in periapical inflammation, caused by gum swelling. Usually, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions under local anesthesia along the caries cavity or fissure to grind open the pulp cavity, and remove the pulp, after strict disinfection treatment, root canal treatment.
2. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: If it is due to incomplete eruption of wisdom teeth, resulting in the surrounding blind pocket embedded more food debris or soft dirt, resulting in anaerobic bacterial infection, resulting in gingivitis. You need to follow the doctor’s instructions for local rinsing treatment, along with the application of artificial oxalic acid metronidazole capsules and other drugs to promote inflammation, wait until the inflammation subsides after the wisdom teeth extraction.
3. Gingivitis: If it is due to poor oral hygiene, resulting in calculus, tartar and plaque in the gingival margin of the local deposition, induced gingivitis, caused by gingivitis. Can follow the doctor’s instructions for the application of hydrogen peroxide solution local gum rinsing, with the application of antibiotics such as cefradine dispersible tablets, to promote the inflammation to subside.
In addition, the need for dental scaling, subgingival scraping, etc., to remove plaque, calculus and other foreign objects.
Swollen gums, should seek medical attention as soon as possible, after clarifying the cause, give targeted treatment, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.