What to do about swollen gums and fever

Gums swollen and painful fever consider and gingivitis, wisdom teeth, periapical periodontitis, apical periodontitis, etc., the patient can follow the doctor’s instructions for medication. 1. Gingivitis: If it is clear that the tartar is caused by tartar, you can follow the doctor’s instructions for scaling treatment. Part of the gingivitis serious people can also follow the doctor’s advice with 1% ~ 3% hydrogen peroxide solution rinse gingival sulcus, and 0.12% ~ 0.2% chlorhexidine with gargle. 2. Wisdom teeth pericoronitis: less severe cases can be rinsed with saline, but also with metronidazole, clindamycin and other antibiotics to control infection as prescribed by the doctor. If the local formation of abscess, the feasibility of incision and drainage treatment; part of the serious condition of the feasible gingival inflammation can be eliminated after wisdom teeth extraction. 3. Apical periodontitis: patients in the acute stage, should cooperate with the doctor to open the pulp drainage, incision and drainage of pus, adjusting the grinding and other treatments. For serious conditions, apical periapical inflammation can also cooperate with the doctor to perform root canal therapy, tooth extraction and other surgical treatments. In addition to the treatment of the cause, redness, swelling, fever, severe cases can be prescribed with metronidazole, cefixime and other antibiotics, and ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs treatment. Daily attention to oral care, timely brushing and rinsing after meals, should also pay attention to avoid the intake of cold, spicy and irritating food. It is recommended that people with swollen gums and fever should consult a doctor for examination, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease, and should not use drugs or prescriptions indiscriminately.