Swollen gums with ice pack cold compress, in the early inflammation is good; longer course of the disease, should not be cold compress.
1. Swollen gums with ice packs cold compress good situation: for example, apical periodontitis, wisdom tooth pericoronitis and other diseases in the early stage, you can through the ice packs cold compress, has a contraction of blood vessels, reduce edema, relieve the pain of the syndrome, so in the early stage of the ice packs cold compresses have the benefit.
2. Gum swelling and pain with ice packs cold compress is not good: if the disease is longer to exclude the acute phase of inflammation, chronic inflammation is not recommended cold compress, because the contraction of blood vessels is not conducive to the absorption of inflammation and dissipation.
Swollen gums is just a symptom, need to go to the hospital in time for examination, clear cause, follow the doctor’s instructions to take appropriate treatment measures.