The left gum and cheek swelling and pain may be wisdom teeth pericoronitis, acute periapical inflammation, acute periodontal abscess and other conditions, you can take local treatment, drug treatment and surgical treatment.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: Swelling and pain in the left gum and cheek may be wisdom tooth pericoronitis. You can use oral metronidazole, amoxicillin, cefixime and other drugs under the guidance of the doctor. Local treatments such as pericoronal rinsing or alternating hydrogen peroxide and saline rinsing of the blind pericoronal pocket can also be used. Wisdom teeth should be extracted in time after they are not inflamed.
2. Acute periapical inflammation: Swelling and pain in the left gum and cheek may be acute periapical inflammation. You can use penicillin, metronidazole and other drugs under the guidance of the doctor, and at the same time use the method of root canal treatment.
3. Acute periodontal abscess: the left gum and cheek swelling and pain may be acute periodontal abscess. You can use ibuprofen capsules, levofloxacin, cefixime and other drugs under the guidance of the doctor, or you can take incision and drainage surgery. Periodontal sequence therapy is performed at a later stage.
Left gums and parotid swelling and pain should be timely to the hospital, identify the cause of the disease, standardized treatment, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions, remember not to self-medication, in order to avoid serious consequences, usually need to pay attention to oral hygiene.