What to do if the tooth is swollen

Many people have experienced swollen and painful gums. When the gums are swollen and painful, you will feel severe pain. Sometimes you will even feel that the gums are swollen. In severe cases, it may even cause the face to swell. When the gums are swollen and painful, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. If the condition is delayed, it will have a certain impact on the health of the teeth and will also affect the patient's life.

90% of swollen and painful teeth are caused by internal heat. In addition to drinking plenty of water, necessary laxatives should also be taken. Honeysuckle granules or Andrographis paniculata tablets are both very effective. Reducing swelling and relieving pain must be done simultaneously. Toothache and reducing swelling are like twin brothers. The pain will cause swelling, and after the swelling is gone, there will be pain again, repeating in a vicious cycle. So we must take a two-pronged approach. Among the anti-inflammatory drugs, cephalosporin and amoxicillin are both commonly used drugs. Taking any one of them, and then combining it with artificial bezoar metronidazole capsules, and taking them on time and in the right amount, is very effective in relieving gingival swelling and pain. You must take medicine regularly to achieve good results. As the saying goes, "It's easy to get sick, but hard to cure", especially for dental diseases. After each medicine is taken, it needs to be metabolized throughout the body. You can imagine how much medicine reaches the gums. Therefore, you must take medicine regularly and do not skip meals. Otherwise, the medicine will not be able to work properly and how can the disease be cured? The diet should be light, and spicy food should be avoided. Anyone who has had swollen and painful gums knows that they have no appetite for anything, but you must not skip meals because of this, otherwise it will be more likely to cause stomach fire to rise, and the swelling will be more difficult to reduce. You should not eat fried and spicy food just because you have a bland taste in your mouth, as this is not good for the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of your teeth. In terms of diet, you must eat light and easy-to-digest food, and also give up snacks.

Causes of swollen and painful gums : 1. Excessive stomach fire: Symptoms include swollen and painful teeth, swelling of the cheek on the affected side, even inability to chew, local burning sensation, bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, constipation, red tongue with yellow coating, etc. The treatment should be to clear away heat and purge fire, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and the prescription can be Qingwei San with modifications. Gypsum 25, Coptis chinensis 10, Radix Rehmanniae 15, Cortex Moutan 6, Cimicifuga heracleifolia 10, Rhizoma Cynomorii 15, Rhubarb 6, Paeonia lactiflora 10, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 10, Bambusa odoratum 10. If the pain is severe, add Angelica dahurica 10. If the tooth is allergic and painful when touched with heat, the same treatment should be applied. 2. Deficiency of kidney yin and ascending of virtual fire: Symptoms include slightly swollen and red gums, persistent dull pain, loose teeth, or blood in the teeth, and no other special symptoms. The treatment is suitable for nourishing yin and reducing fire, tonifying the kidney and strengthening teeth. The prescription is Liuwei Dihuang Decoction with modifications. Rehmannia glutinosa 25, Ligustrum lucidum 15, Cornus officinalis 10, Chinese yam 15, Chinese rhizome 10, Alisma orientalis 10, Drynaria fortunei 10, Asarum 3. If the gums are severely red and swollen, add 10 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides and 6 grams of Phellodendron chinense.

3. Toothache caused by wind and cold: Symptoms include sudden onset of pain, pain in the forehead and both sides, as strong as lightning, and the gums are not red or swollen. Among them, if the pain is wandering, like lightning, and extends to the forehead and cheeks, it is wind pain. If you feel pain when you breathe in or touch cold air or cold objects, and the pain is in a fixed area, it is called cold pain. The treatment is to dispel wind, relieve cold and relieve pain. For those with cold pain as the main symptom, use 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 6 grams of Asarum, 10 grams of Chuanxiong, 10 grams of Angelica dahurica, 5 grams of Sichuan pepper, 10 grams of Ziziphus chinensis, 6 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, and 6 grams of Licorice. For those with wind pain as the main symptom, use 6 cinnamon twigs, 6 saposhnikovia divaricata, 10 white mustard seeds, 10 platycodon grandiflorum, 6 perilla leaves, 3 asarum, 6 ophiopogon japonicus, 10 white peony root, and 5 licorice. Regardless of whether it is wind pain or cold pain, you can use 10 grams each of asarum, angelica dahurica, Xanthium sibiricum, and licorice, decoct them in water and gargle with it several times a day. 4. Toothache caused by tooth decay: Toothache caused by tooth decay is also very common. The effect of oral medication alone is generally poor, and it is better to combine it with local treatment. The internal prescription is Dingtongsan, which contains 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 6 grams of Asarum, 10 grams of Angelica dahurica, 10 grams of Forsythia suspensa, 10 grams of Sophora flavescens, 5 grams of Sichuan pepper, 10 grams of Coptis chinensis, 10 grams of Prunus mume, 6 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum For external use, take 5 grams each of Sichuan pepper, pepper, and gallnut, and 0.5 grams of borneol, grind them into fine powder, wrap a small amount of the powder with sterilized cotton wool, and put it into the cavity of the carious tooth. The pain will stop after saliva comes out. You can also use the toothache pills and insert them into the hole one by one to get the same effect.

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