Wisdom tooth swelling may be caused by pericoronitis, dental caries, food inlay, and need to take anti-inflammatory, extraction and drainage treatment according to the cause of the disease.
1. Peri-coronitis: When wisdom teeth are not high enough, tilted, etc., they will form blind pockets, which will lead to redness, swelling and pus, etc. The first step is to use iodized glycerin for local treatment. First of all, you need to use iodine glycerin and other local treatment, during which you also need to take oral amoxicillin, metronidazole tablets and other antibiotics, in order to effectively improve the symptoms; in serious cases, you also need to carry out incision and drainage treatment.
2. Dental caries: Wisdom teeth caries caused by nerve necrosis, coupled with apical inflammation stimulation will appear swelling, need to take amoxicillin and metronidazole tablets and other treatments, if necessary, can be directly extracted.
3. Food inlays: In the chewing process of food is easy to set in the wisdom teeth gap, long time not cleaned up, then, will cause stimulation of the surrounding tissues, resulting in inflammation, redness and swelling and other problems, timely rinsing to remove the residue can be restored.
Wisdom teeth are swollen according to the situation under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, so as to avoid continued aggravation of the condition.