The swelling of the face caused by toothache can be reduced by oral anti-inflammatory drugs, local treatment, root canal treatment, incision of the abscess and other ways to reduce the swelling, and need to be treated symptomatically.
1. Oral anti-inflammatory drugs: toothache caused by swelling of the face to consider, may be periodontal abscess or peri-coronary abscess, can be under the guidance of the doctor oral metronidazole, and other drugs to carry out systemic anti-infective treatment, taking medication to prohibit the use of alcohol.
2. Local treatment: for wisdom tooth pain and swelling caused by wisdom tooth pericoronitis, you can go to the hospital stomatology alternately use 3% hydrogen peroxide solution and saline to rinse the gingival sulcus around the crown of the wisdom tooth to inhibit bacterial reproduction, and put iodine glycerin solution in the gingival sulcus or blind pocket for anti-inflammatory, and when the inflammation is controlled, it is best to take a film to check and analyze the situation, and then remove the wisdom tooth on a later date.
3. Root canal treatment: For periapical abscess that causes tooth pain and facial swelling, it is necessary to go to the hospital to take apical radiographs in time to confirm the cause of the disease, and then uncover the top of the pulp chamber to unclog the root canals, so that the pus that accumulates near the periapical area is discharged from the root canals into the pulpal cavity, to achieve the effect of drainage, and then follow up with a complete root canal treatment.
4. Incision of abscess: If the tooth is swollen due to periodontal abscess, and the abscess has a fluctuating sensation when pressed, it is necessary to incise the abscess under local anesthesia and place drainage strips, so that the pus can be drained to relieve the pain.
It is recommended that the toothache timely medical treatment, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.