Gums are swollen and inflamed and the mouth can not open with the posterior region of the apical periodontitis, periodontal abscess, wisdom teeth, pericoronitis and other diseases, usually through the drugs, incision and drainage, etc., if necessary, can be extracted from the wisdom teeth.
1. Posterior periapical inflammation: swollen and inflamed gums may be suffering from posterior periapical inflammation, inflammation caused by the spread of infection to the occlusal space, resulting in the mouth can not be opened. You can grind open the affected tooth, unclog the root canal and pulp cavity, so that the apical secretion outflow relief, with cefdinir, amoxicillin and other antibiotics anti-inflammatory.
2. Periodontal abscess: swollen and inflamed gums can not open the mouth may be suffering from periodontal abscess, purulent secretions along the vestibular groove spread to the submandibular space, triggering cellulitis of the floor of the mouth, resulting in difficulty in opening the mouth. It can be rinsed with hydrogen peroxide solution, together with oral anti-inflammatory antibiotics such as metronidazole, amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, and also incised and drained from the surface of the gums. Periodontal sequence treatment is carried out at a later stage.
3. Wisdom teeth pericoronitis: swollen and inflamed gums can not open the mouth may be suffering from wisdom teeth pericoronitis, inflammation spread to the occlusal space can be caused by the mouth can not open the mouth and other symptoms, can be localized with saline rinse the affected area, coated with iodine glycerin, with the use of ceftriaxone sodium and other antibiotics. After the inflammation is under control, you can consider removing the wisdom teeth.
Gums swollen and painful inflammation of the mouth can not open the symptoms, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital stomatology consultation, follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.