Teeth that are swollen and painful may be due to pulpitis or apical periodontitis, or may be caused by periodontal inflammation, requiring root canal or periodontal treatment depending on the situation.
1. Pulpitis and periapical inflammation. When pulpitis occurs in a tooth, it can produce severe pain in response to external hot or cold stimuli, and the pain can last. In the case of apical periodontitis, inflammation in the apical area can cause swelling of the gums in that area and biting pain, the treatment is usually root canal therapy, after removing the infected pulp tissue, the pain will be slowly reduced.
2. Periodontitis. Long-term periodontal inflammation can also cause swelling and pain in the gums, and even cause retrograde infection of the pulp, the need for timely periodontal treatment, gingival cleaning subgingival scraping to remove tartar and other irritating factors.
Teeth want to quickly reduce swelling and pain, need to go to the hospital to check the cause of the targeted treatment.