What to do if wisdom teeth become inflamed and swollen? What are the treatment methods?

Wisdom teeth erupt relatively late, and the inflammation, swelling and pain of wisdom teeth are relatively serious. Many people don’t know what to do when wisdom teeth are inflamed, swollen and painful. Generally speaking, the treatment of wisdom tooth inflammation must be improved from many aspects. Not only medication can be used for treatment, but diet is also important.

1. Make the anti-inflammatory drug into powder, soak it in an appropriate amount of water, and hold it in your mouth, or grind the anti-inflammatory drug into powder, and then apply it to the painful tooth with a cotton swab to reduce inflammation, which can temporarily relieve pain. If you rinse your mouth with mouthwash or light salt water before taking the medicine, it can have a bactericidal and cleansing effect, and the effect will be better.

2. Dietary precautions: The growth of wisdom teeth cannot stimulate the teeth, so eat less spicy, raw and cold foods, do not eat seafood and other things, eat less candy, cakes and other sweets, because they can easily nourish bacteria and cause tooth inflammation; but you can eat more fruits and vegetables.

3. In case the wisdom tooth hurts severely and you don’t have any painkillers or anti-inflammatory drugs on hand, you can take some ice cubes out of the refrigerator and hold them in your mouth on the tooth. When the pain is slightly relieved, you can go to the hospital immediately for follow-up treatment.

4. Ice compress, that is, put some small ice cubes in the refrigerator, and then put these small ice cubes on the inflamed area of ​​the tooth to effectively relieve pain. If you feel some irritation from the cold, just apply it to the inflamed area against your face.

5. Of course, if your wisdom teeth hurt, you should go to the hospital for treatment. Do not delay, otherwise the spaces around the wisdom teeth will become infected, causing more serious diseases. The treatment for pericoronitis is usually local cleaning to remove all food debris and pus around the corona, followed by oral administration of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs. Once the acute pain disappears, if the doctor believes that the tooth is no longer necessary to be kept, he will recommend extraction.