Localized gingival swelling and pain should be treated according to the cause, and common causes include apical periodontitis, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, and gingivitis. It can be treated by root canal therapy, incision and drainage, local medication, tooth extraction, scaling and other measures.
1. Periapical inflammation: It is the inflammation of the tissues around the root tip of the tooth, which may lead to localized gum swelling and pain.
The localization can open the pulp cavity for drainage, and the formation of subperiosteal or submucosal abscess requires incision and drainage; root canal treatment is carried out after the inflammation subsides.
2. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: wisdom teeth in the process of eruption caused by the crown of the tooth, the surrounding tissue inflammation can also lead to local gum swelling and pain.
You can use hydrogen peroxide, potassium permanganate solution to rinse the blind pocket, inject iodized glycerin, tincture of iodine and other drugs into the blind pocket; abscess formation, incision and drainage, removal of wisdom teeth after the inflammation subsides.
3. Gingivitis: plaque, calculus, do not pay attention to oral hygiene and other causes of gingivitis, can also lead to localized gum swelling and pain.
Dental scaling can be taken to clean plaque, calculus and soft tartar, can also be applied locally iodized glycerin and other drugs.
Localized gum swelling and pain, there may be other reasons need to go to the hospital in time to check, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.