The red, swollen and painful flesh behind the teeth is more serious, considering that it may be caused by wisdom teeth pericoronitis, wisdom teeth ectopic obstruction, periodontal abscess and other factors, and need to be dealt with in a timely manner.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: most of the meat behind the teeth is due to wisdom tooth pericoronitis, you need to go to the hospital stomatology department for examination, to determine that the gums are swollen and painful caused by wisdom tooth pericoronitis, you can use hydrogen peroxide solution as well as saline rinse pericoronary gums, clean up foreign objects and inhibit anaerobic bacteria breeding, to prevent inflammation aggravated by interstitial infections and other problems.
2. Wisdom tooth ectopic obstruction: If the flesh behind the second molar is red, swollen and painful, and the wisdom tooth has not erupted, it is possible that the wisdom tooth is tilted to the middle of the proximal tilted or horizontally embedded obstruction, which causes gingival swelling and pain, it is recommended that the best shot of panoramic film of the oral cavity for diagnosis, and after determining that the wisdom tooth is obstructed, it can be considered to be extracted as soon as possible, in order to prevent the caries in the distal neighboring surfaces of second molar, and other undesirable consequences.
3. Periodontal abscess: the flesh behind the teeth is swollen and painful, there may be poor oral hygiene leading to calculus, plaque and other irritants deposited in the neck of the teeth, resulting in periodontitis, and in severe cases, even cause periodontal abscess, the need for timely scaling to remove calculus, to prevent the aggravation of periodontitis lead to tooth loosening and loss.