Redness and swelling of the mouth and lips are usually caused by trauma, infection of the root tips of upper and lower teeth, and allergies. It can be relieved by hot compresses, root canal treatment, and the use of anti-allergy drugs according to the cause.
1. Trauma: The tissues of the lips are soft and soft, and localized redness and swelling are easy to appear when they are traumatized. This situation should be promptly sterilized with povidone-iodine, and then hot compresses can be used to accelerate the absorption of subcutaneous fluid in the lip area, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing swelling.
2. Root tip infection of upper and lower teeth: If the root tips of upper and lower teeth are infected, it will also easily lead to redness and swelling of the lips. Because the apical area of the upper and lower teeth is infected, the soft tissues of the upper lip are also susceptible to inflammation and thus cause edema. In this case, root canal treatment can be carried out to promote the elimination of inflammation, relieve the symptoms of redness and swelling of the lips.
3. Allergy: If the lips are red and swollen due to contact with or consumption of certain foods and medicines, you should immediately stop contact with the allergens, and then follow the doctor’s instructions to take loratadine, cetirizine, ibastine and other anti-allergy medicines to alleviate the symptoms.
If there are serious symptoms of redness and swelling of the lips, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease, under the guidance of a professional physician to avoid delaying the condition.