Gum swelling and pain may be caused by wisdom teeth pericoronitis, acute periapical inflammation, acute periodontitis, etc., can be treated under the guidance of the doctor through general treatment, drugs (aspirin, ibuprofen, metronidazole, etc.), surgery and other methods.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: when the human body resistance drops or the local gingival flap is traumatized, the bacterial virulence is enhanced, resulting in a break in the balance between the body and bacteria, thus causing gingival swelling and pain, the patient needs to maintain oral hygiene, regular brushing, avoiding fatigue, avoiding spicy, stimulating, cold food, but also through the medication, such as ibuprofen, aspirin, minocycline, etc., and can be treated by surgery, the commonly used methods are abscess incision, abscess incision, abscess incision, and so on, and so on. Commonly used methods include abscess incision and drainage, gingival flap excision, etc.
2. Acute apical periodontitis: the disease is mainly caused by infection, trauma, chemical stimulation and other factors, the patient will have swollen and painful gums, can be treated with root canal therapy, if the affected tooth can not be retained, can be treated by tooth extraction.
3. Acute periodontitis: If affected by trauma, plaque, heredity and other factors, the patient will have swollen and painful gums, the patient needs to check the correct way to brush the teeth, remove the residual food after meals, to maintain oral hygiene, but also through scaling, scraping treatment, but also through the periodontal flap surgery, guided tissue regeneration surgery and other treatments.
It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time, under the diagnosis of the doctor, according to the patient’s specific condition, take targeted treatment. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician.