Gums are swollen and inflamed, you can take cefixime or amoxicillin capsules as prescribed by your doctor to help reduce inflammation, but there are individual differences and it may not always reduce inflammation quickly.
Swollen and painful gums may be gingivitis, often caused by tartar, plaque causing localized irritation, red, swollen and congested gums, sometimes swollen and painful. Cefixime, amoxicillin and other drugs can be taken orally to control inflammation, while with periodontal treatment, remove plaque or calculus, periodontal rinsing medication to improve symptoms.
If the swollen and painful gums are caused by pus necrosis of the tooth nerve, most of the bacteria in the tooth root are anaerobic, you can take oral amoxicillin or metronidazole and other drugs to control the inflammation, and at the same time with the root canal treatment to control the re-infection.
Therefore, when the gums are swollen and painful, you can take oral cefixime or amoxicillin capsules to eliminate the inflammation, but you need to follow the dentist’s advice to choose the drug.