The flesh between the two teeth is swollen

Some people often feel that the flesh on both sides of their teeth begins to swell from time to time. This is a gingival polyp. The gingival polyp is connected to the teeth, and it will separate from the teeth after swelling, causing bleeding inside, and may even cause bacterial infection. Therefore, you should pay attention to it in normal times. If your teeth are swollen, you can first use anti-inflammatory drugs, and then cooperate with necessary surgical treatment.

Treatment

Gingival polyps (connected to the gums) should first be treated with dental radiographs to see if the teeth are worth treating. If so, root canal treatment should be performed to repair the teeth. Otherwise, they should be removed and replaced with dentures.

Suggestions

First, stop taking the medicine or change other medicines. This is the most fundamental treatment for drug-induced gingival hyperplasia, but the patient's systemic condition often does not allow stopping or changing the medicine. Therefore, it is best to adopt methods such as alternating with other medicines with the assistance of a physician to reduce side effects.

Second, remove local irritants and perform scaling to remove plaque, tartar, and all other irritants. In some mild cases, gingival hyperplasia can be significantly improved or cured after treatment.

3. Local drug treatment For some patients with obvious gingival inflammation, you can first use 3% hydrogen peroxide solution to rinse the gingival pocket, put a drug film or iodine preparation in the pocket, and give an antibacterial mouthwash. After the inflammation is relieved, further treatment can be carried out.

Fourth, surgical treatment. For some cases of severe gingival hyperplasia, even after the above treatment, it cannot be completely eliminated. At this time, surgery is required to remove and trim the gingival shape. However, the surgery should be performed when the whole body condition is stable. If you do not stop taking medicine and maintain oral hygiene after surgery, it is still easy to relapse.

5. Strictly control plaque and urge patients to do a good job of plaque control to reduce the degree of gingival hyperplasia during medication and reduce recurrence after surgery.