Removing a permanent tooth is not such a simple procedure as it seems to many. Unless in childhood, in the period of a change in bite, this can happen quickly and painlessly. A permanent tooth, even partially affected by carious processes, is most often removed from the gum by a simple effort, but with the use of surgical materials and instruments. Therefore it is no wonder that many people after gum removal have a gum.
Why does gum disease occur after tooth extraction?
The mucosa called the mucosa, which covers the upper and lower jawbones and covers the cervical teeth. In the area of the neck of the teeth, the collagen fibers of the gum provide a firm fit to the tooth. Accordingly, when the tooth is removed, the gum is severely injured, because its ligamentous apparatus is torn. In addition to this, the periosteum and bone are injured. Since the blood supply and innervation of this area is very extensive, there is swelling of the gums and often cheeks. Even if the gum is sewn after tooth extraction, the injured well will disturb the patient for a while.
However, this is not the only reason that the gum has swollen after removal of the tooth. Edema can also occur due to the appearance of a hematoma. Hematoma can also appear in the tissues due to damage to the blood vessel. This happens if the doctor, anesthetizing, got into the vessel with a syringe needle. This is not a mistake, because the doctor can not determine the location of blood vessels to the touch or eye.
In patients with hypertension, cases of gingival edema are not uncommon. Such patients often complain that the gum bleeds after removing the tooth. Due to stress, their pressure may increase, which makes it impossible to form a normal clot in the socket of the removed tooth.
The blood clot can get inflamed and cause an inflammatory process in the hole. The patient begins to complain that the gum extends after the extraction of the tooth. There is a strong swelling of the mucosa in the area of the causative tooth, bad breath, discomfort and pain. Also, the gum may appear white after the extraction of the teeth, it also indicates inflammation, and white color is caused by the bloom. This inflammatory process is called alveolitis and it manifests itself usually a few days after tooth extraction. This may lead to:
- infection in the socket of the removed tooth;
- poor-quality cleansing of the well from pathological tissues when removed;
- smoking;
- decreased immunity ;
- hypertension;
- mouth rinse in the first day after tooth extraction;
- getting rough, spicy or hot food in the hole;
- poor hygiene;
- atypical tooth extraction.
The general symptoms of the alveolitis include an increase in body temperature, as well as an increase in the maxillary lymph nodes.
What if the gum has inflamed after the extraction of the tooth?
In order to avoid the alveolitis, it is worth sticking to simple recommendations:
- Do not eat for several hours after tooth extraction;
- do not drink hot drinks;
- do not rinse your mouth.
In addition, it is worth to drink an anesthetic drug if you are concerned about pain. With a difficult or atypical removal, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics - they must be taken according to instructions to avoid complications. If you follow all the recommendations in a few days, the swelling of the gums after the extraction of the tooth will subside.
When developing symptoms of the alveolitis, you should consult your doctor. The dentist will inject an anesthetic and then once again thoroughly clean the tooth socket from the clot and tissue remains, the so-called curettage. Then the medical treatment of the well is performed, after which a new clot is formed. Recommendations after treatment of the alveolitis are identical with those of the tooth extraction.