Gums swollen with a lump of flesh, not with a needle to pick through, may induce infection and other complications. Common causes are periapical inflammation, wisdom tooth periapical inflammation, gum polyps and other causes, can be treated by root canal therapy, local medication, surgery and other measures.
1. Periapical inflammation: refers to the inflammation of the tissues around the root tip of the tooth, which may lead to a swollen lump of flesh on the gums.
If a submucosal abscess is formed, incision and drainage can be taken, and root canal treatment can be carried out after acute inflammation is relieved; antibiotics such as cephalosporin and metronidazole can be used orally or intravenously in the acute stage.
2. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: Wisdom teeth in the process of eruption caused by inflammation of the tissues around the crown.
You can flush the blind pocket, inject iodized glycerin and other drugs into the blind pocket, incise and drain the abscess, and remove the wisdom teeth after the inflammation subsides; in the acute stage, you can orally or intravenously use cephalosporin, metronidazole and other anti-infective drugs.
3. Gingival polyps: do not pay attention to oral hygiene, chronic inflammation stimulation, may cause gingival polyps.
Gum polyps can be treated by surgical excision.
Gums swollen a lump of meat, need to go to the hospital in time to check, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. The medication needs to follow the doctor’s advice.