What should I do if my gums are swollen, painful and festering?

Swollen, painful and suppurative gums are mostly caused by gingivitis. If not treated in time or treated improperly, it is very likely to lead to other diseases, which is extremely harmful to human health. So what should you do when your gums become swollen, painful and festering? In fact, the most effective way is to remove tartar and plaque on teeth.

What to do if the gums are swollen and festering

Gingival suppuration may be caused by gingivitis, which is often the result of gingival inflammation; inflammation is caused by irritation of dental plaque and tartar; the formation of dental plaque and tartar is caused by not frequently and thoroughly removing food debris and calcium accumulated in the gaps between teeth and gum pockets. Brushing teeth and rinsing the mouth are the most effective ways to remove these causes.

2. What to do if your gums are swollen and painful

1. Develop good oral hygiene habits, brush your teeth in the morning and evening, and rinse your mouth after meals to prevent the occurrence of gingivitis and periodontitis. Brushing your teeth every morning and evening and rinsing your mouth after meals can remove dirt and food debris and prevent the formation of plaque and tartar. Going to the hospital for regular teeth cleaning is the best way to maintain your teeth.

2. Have regular oral examinations to detect tooth decay in a timely manner and provide timely treatment to prevent it from developing into pulpitis and apical periodontitis which may lead to swollen and painful gums. Pulpitis and apical periodontitis can be cured through root canal treatment.

3. If there are local irritants such as tartar, occlusal trauma and poor restorations, periodontal cleaning should be performed to remove tartar, adjust the tooth occlusion, correct food impaction and modify or update dentures and other restorations.

4. Patients with necrotizing gingivitis should strengthen oral care, rinse the mouth with 1% hydrogen peroxide, apply 2.5% chlortetracycline glycerol to the affected area, and use penicillin and anti-anaerobic drugs systemically.

5. Gingival tumors, drug-induced gingival hyperplasia, and hereditary gingival fibromatosis should be removed by surgical operation.

6. Gingival swelling and bleeding caused by various blood system diseases and systemic diseases are worthy of our attention and attention. For example, leukemia, hemophilia, thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, etc., often manifest as bleeding gums or bleeding after tooth extraction, which is difficult to stop with general hemostatic methods. If you encounter this situation, you must ask an internist to conduct a detailed examination to find out the cause of the bleeding and prescribe the appropriate medicine. This type of patients often first come to the dental department due to swollen gums or even continuous bleeding, which should arouse the dentist's high vigilance. For scurvy, as long as the diagnosis is clear, appropriate and moderate supplementation of vitamin C can achieve good therapeutic effects.

7. Pericoronitis of wisdom teeth: Rinse and apply medicine in the blind bag with hydrogen peroxide, take oral antibiotics, and after the inflammation is eliminated, consider whether it needs to be removed according to the growth of the wisdom tooth. If the wisdom tooth is not in the right position, it will not grow out and must be extracted.

8. Do not eat hard or hot food to avoid irritating swollen gums. At the same time, eat more vegetables and fruits to keep bowel movements smooth.