The swollen flesh next to the last tooth of the mouth may be caused by pericoronitis, periodontal abscess, alveolar abscess, etc. You can choose local rinsing and medication, incision and drainage of abscess, medication, root canal treatment, etc.
1. Pericoronitis: Pericoronitis is mainly caused by improper position of wisdom teeth or incomplete eruption, which leads to accumulation of food debris in the blind pocket, firstly, carry out local rinsing and medication. If the position of the tooth is correct, it is enough to maintain good oral hygiene; if pericoronitis is recurrently inflamed, it is better to extract the tooth.
2. Periodontal abscess: Periodontal abscess is mainly caused by untreated periodontitis and bacterial growth caused by plaque, and the pus is fluctuating when it is incised and drained in time to make the pus flow out, and then periodontal treatment is carried out.
3. alveolar abscess: alveolar abscess is mainly due to pulpitis untreated or acute attack of chronic apical periodontitis, you can first follow the doctor’s instructions oral amoxicillin capsules and metronidazole tablets to control the infection, while the root canal treatment.
The last tooth of the mouth next to the swollen flesh, timely to the hospital for examination to clarify the cause of the active treatment, so as not to delay the condition.