Does it hurt to cut your gums?

Gingivectomy is generally in the gum overgrowth, or in the implant surgery will go to use, gingivectomy will be local anesthesia, playing anesthetic will have a slight sting, after playing the excision will not have pain.
1. Gums are soft tissues of the oral cavity, containing rich nerves, if the gums are removed because of gingival hyperplasia, most of the hyperplasia of the gums in the inflammatory state, when the excision will produce a certain degree of pain. Therefore, usually when cutting gums will be injected with local anesthetics for anesthesia, anesthesia will not produce pain after the onset of effect.
2. After the gingivectomy will be suture, the anesthetic effect will be invalidated after the local swelling and pain, generally will use ice packs cold compresses, and oral anti-inflammatory drugs, such as amoxicillin erythromycin, as well as painkillers ibuprofen, to ensure that the postoperative reaction is the lightest.
Therefore, gingivectomy only in the anesthesia will go to have a slight pain, as well as postoperative will have a slight swelling and pain, the excision process is painless, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.