In most cases, purulent gum diseases are the result of untimely or poor-quality treatment of infectious and inflammatory processes in the oral cavity. Pus is a minty, viscous liquid of a milky, yellowish or light brown hue, containing pathogenic bacteria and toxic substances (their waste products). If the gums near the tooth fester, the cause may be acute or sluggish chronic inflammation of the periodontal tissues with the formation of gaps between the edge of the gum and the cervical part of the tooth, which are called periodontal pockets.

Purulent discharge can also be a sign of periostitis (purulent inflammation of the periosteum) or periodontitis, a severe dental disease in which tissues tightly adjacent to the root cement and dental roots become inflamed. Treatment of the pathology depends on the cause of its occurrence, existing symptoms and other factors that may affect the effectiveness of therapy.

First aid at home

The treatment of any purulent processes should be carried out by a dentist (therapist or surgeon), since there is a high probability of the purulent process spreading to deep-lying soft tissues and infection entering the systemic bloodstream. If signs of inflammation appeared on Friday evening and it is not possible to see a specialist in the next two days, you can use safe home treatment methods. Emergency care for gum suppuration in the periodontal space consists of frequent rinsing with antiseptic solutions.

The following preparations can be used for mouth rinsing:

• "Stomatophyte";
• "Chlorophyllipt";
• "Hexicon";
• "Oralcept";
• "Furacilin".

All of them have a disinfectant effect and provide antiseptic treatment of soft tissues and mucous membranes. The main cause of purulent inflammation is the activity of pathogenic flora (mainly staphylococci and streptococcus), so the main task is to destroy pathogenic bacteria and microbes.

The most affordable drugs in this category are considered to be “Chlorhexidine” and “Furacilin”. They can be purchased in the form of ready-made solutions, and the cost of one bottle starts from 11 rubles. More expensive are Miramistin, Hexoral, Oralsept and Tantum Verde. They have different active ingredients, but the antibacterial, antimycotic and antimicrobial activity is approximately the same, so you should choose the right medicine taking into account age, existing contraindications and possible side effects.

Table. Mouth rinsing regimen for gum disease.

Indications/patient age	Number of rinses per day	Duration of treatment
Children over 6 years old	3 times a day (50 ml of solution per application)	5 days
Teenagers from 12 to 18 years old	4 times a day	5-7 days
Adults with rotting gums	4-6 times a day	7-10 days
Adults with purulent abscesses	4-8 times a day	7-10 days
Pregnant women and nursing mothers	3-4 times a day	5 days
Elderly patients	Individually, but not more than 4-5 times a day (due to the high risk of dysbacteriosis)	From 5 to 7-10 days

Video: What to do if your gums are festering

Treatment at the dentist

If a patient has signs of purulent periodontitis, it is recommended to consult a dentist, since pus located deep in the periodontal pockets cannot be cleaned out on your own. The doctor may prescribe surgical cleaning or medicinal applications. One of the most popular drugs for the treatment of purulent gum processes in a dental office is a combination medicine in the form of a gel “Metrogil Denta Professional”. It differs from the regular drug Metrogyl Denta in a higher concentration of active ingredients: 1 g of the drug contains 250 mg of the local antibiotic metronidazole and 1 mg of a 20% solution of chlorhexidine bigluconate.

Gel for the treatment of purulent periodontal lesions is used for placement in periodontal pockets. Before this, the doctor cleans the pocket and treats it with an antiseptic solution. The product cannot be removed. After applying the drug, the doctor isolates the application site with cotton swabs to prevent contact with saliva. You can remove tampons after 30 minutes. The procedure is carried out once a day, and the duration of therapy depends on the severity of the pathology and can range from 1 to 7 days.

Important! You can use Metrogyl Denta Professional only after removing plaque and tartar. After completing dental treatment, you should continue to use the drug "Metrogyl Denta" for 7 days, applying the product to the affected gums 2 times a day after brushing your teeth.

Video: Metrogyl Denta for gum treatment

Do I need to take antibiotics?

In most cases, antibacterial and antimicrobial drugs are necessary for purulent inflammation of the gums. This is due to the rapid growth of pathogenic flora, which begins to multiply even more actively in the purulent environment. At the initial stages of inflammation, you can limit yourself to the use of local antiseptics, but if there is no effect from such treatment, oral dosage forms of systemic action are required within 2-3 days.

Antibiotics in the form of tablets, suspensions and capsules are prescribed if the gums fester and inflammation is accompanied by the following symptoms:

• increased temperature (above 38 degrees);
• severe swelling around the inflamed area;
• formation of a swelling or abscess;
• severe pain syndrome;
• general deterioration of condition.

One of the most gentle broad-spectrum drugs is Metronidazole. The drug is available in several dosage forms, but tablets are used to treat purulent periodontal lesions. You need to take them 1 tablet 2-3 times a day. The medicine is inexpensive (about 30 rubles), copes well even with severe inflammation and has few contraindications, so Metronidazole in most cases becomes the drug of choice for the treatment and prevention of periodontal inflammation. The duration of treatment is 7-10 days.

If Metronidazole is ineffective, the doctor may prescribe drugs from the group of semi-synthetic penicillins (Amosin, Flemoxin, Augmentin), macrolides (Sumamed, Zinnat) or fluoroquinolones (Ciprofloxacin).

The advantage of the latest generation of antibiotics is their short period of use (up to 3-5 days), but they have a more aggressive effect on the gastrointestinal tract, so it is better for people with diseases of the digestive system to use tablets based on ampicillin or amoxicillin.

Important! You should not take antibiotics without a doctor's prescription. These drugs are potent drugs that can negatively affect the functioning of the nervous, vascular system, heart, liver and kidneys. Only a doctor should prescribe antibacterial medications, as well as their dosage and regimen.

What to do if an abscess grows on a festering gum?

An abscess is a purulent cavity that forms as a result of acute inflammation of soft tissue. Under no circumstances should you open an abscess yourself - this can lead to secondary infection of the gums and mucous membranes and deterioration of the patient’s well-being. The doctor opens the abscess using a special instrument, after which he cleans the cavity of pus, carries out antiseptic treatment and installs drainage for the outflow of pus and exudate.

You cannot pull out the drainage. As the wound surface heals, it will fall out on its own. If the drainage is removed ahead of time, the gums may become overgrown with pus, which will lead to a repeat infectious and inflammatory process.

Home treatment

Self-treatment without consulting a doctor is not recommended due to the high risk of progression of the inflammatory process and penetration of infection into the deep layers of the periodontium. Traditional recipes can only be used as an emergency measure before going to the dentist or as an addition to the main therapy.

Young potatoes contain a lot of starch, which has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and enveloping effects. A similar effect can be achieved using beets, carrots and other starchy vegetables. Compresses made from potatoes or potato juice perfectly draw out pus, so this recipe is considered one of the most effective for combating purulent inflammation of the gums.

To cure gums with potatoes, you need to:

• peel one medium-sized potato;
• grate it on a medium or coarse grater;
• put the potato mixture in cheesecloth and squeeze out the juice;
• Apply it liberally to a cotton swab and apply to the inflamed gum.

You need to keep the compress for 15-20 minutes. If you do this procedure 2-3 times a day, you will notice significant improvements already on the third day. For complete healing of the gums, it is necessary to continue treatment for up to 5-7 days.

Sea salt with chamomile infusion

This recipe is not very popular, but it helps to quickly cope with even purulent forms of inflammatory processes in the gums. It is prepared in two stages. First, you should prepare a decoction of chamomile flowers. To do this, pour 80 g of dried inflorescences into 500 ml of boiling water and cook for about 25 minutes over low heat. After this, the broth must be removed from the stove, left for an hour and strained. It can be stored for 5 days in the refrigerator.

To prepare the compress itself, you need to add a teaspoon of chamomile infusion to one teaspoon of crushed table salt and mix. Wrap the resulting liquid pulp in gauze and apply to the sore spot for 30 minutes. After the procedure, rinse your mouth with 50 ml of chamomile decoction. It is recommended to do such compresses 3-4 times a day. To eliminate purulent inflammation, 5-7 days of treatment are enough.

Advice! When choosing salt, it is better to give preference to an unrefined product, since the content of minerals in such salt is higher.

Cyclamen juice

The juice of this plant is a well-known folk remedy for combating sinusitis and other types of sinusitis, but few people know that it is also an excellent medicine against purulent processes in the oral cavity. The juice is extracted from the tubers of the plant. Before use, it must be diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio.

Moisten a piece of cotton wool with the prepared solution and make a compress. It should be kept for at least 15 minutes. The procedure must be repeated 2 times a day for 10 days.

Pay attention! Cyclamen is a plant with high allergenic properties. If during treatment a severe burning sensation, itching appears in the mouth, or a small pale pink rash forms on the surface of the gums, the use of this method should be stopped and the mouth should be rinsed generously with cold water. If allergy symptoms are too severe, you can take a Loratadine or Suprastin tablet.

Purulent inflammation of the gums is a dangerous pathological symptom that may indicate severe damage to the soft tissues of the periodontium or periodontium. It is impossible to prescribe treatment independently for such a clinical picture: improper therapy can lead to the spread of the lesion to the area of ​​the root system of the tooth. In rare cases, the infection can enter the bloodstream and cause the development of sepsis, so if there are any signs of purulent gum disease, you should consult a doctor. find out on our website.

Most often, purulent discharge from the gums appears due to an infection getting into the periodontal pocket. If the gums are healthy and a person carefully monitors oral hygiene, infection in the canal is unlikely. However, if they are inflamed, do not adhere tightly to the teeth, a space is formed between the gum and the root of the tooth, into which food debris gets trapped, the danger of suppuration increases.

The cause of the disease can also be gum trauma:

• A fragment of a broken tooth;
• a low-quality crown that hangs over the edge of the gum and constantly injures it;
• using a hard toothbrush during hygiene procedures;
• Careless picking of teeth with a toothpick.

Remember that all manipulations with teeth should be carried out as carefully and accurately as possible, without injuring the gums. If pus comes out of it, then a purulent inflammation has formed, which requires immediate treatment.

Symptoms

A purulent pimple on the gum can be of a wide variety of sizes, from the size of a pea to half the size of a walnut. Moreover, the severity of the disease does not depend in any way on the size of the pimple. Therefore, you should not take the appearance of pus lightly if the pimple is small - without treatment it can reach alarming sizes within 24 hours.

If your gums are rotting and your teeth hurt and ache, contact your dentist immediately. An advanced purulent inflammatory process is fraught with serious complications, including blood poisoning.

The formation of a purulent process is usually accompanied by the following symptoms:

• Increase in temperature;
• general deterioration of health;
• sharp pain;
• boils;
• intoxication of the whole body.

If at the initial stage of the disease pus collects in one tooth, then over time the suppuration can spread to the entire gum and develop into chronic periodontal disease. Therefore, pus should alert you and force you to see a dentist as quickly as possible. With the availability of modern medicines, it is possible to get rid of the lesion easily, even if not in one visit to the doctor. The combination of traditional and folk methods of treating purulent inflammation will allow you to significantly reduce the time required to treat the disease.

What to do?

What to do if your gums are festering? First of all, under no circumstances should you warm the sore spot! Grandmother's advice to bandage a sore cheek with a warm scarf can play a cruel joke on you - the inflammatory process does not tolerate warming, and as the temperature rises, the inflammation only intensifies. You need to do exactly the opposite - apply a piece of ice to the sore spot.

If pus comes out of the gums, you should not be complacent - they say that everything resolved itself! In fact, the inflammatory process will continue and will not go away without drug treatment. At the same time, you cannot start taking antibiotics uncontrollably on your own, hoping to cure the inflammation in this way. Only a doctor will be able to determine the cause of the disease and eliminate it, as well as prescribe the appropriate antibiotic that can stop the development of the inflammatory process. Only a doctor can determine why pus collects in the gums, what to do and what methods to treat purulent inflammation so that it does not develop into more complex forms, for example, into phlegmon.

Treatment

Treatment is carried out strictly under the supervision of a dentist. The purulent process is dangerous because it can cause blood poisoning, and in difficult cases even lead to death. The doctor will be able to choose the right treatment method, determining both drug therapy and those folk remedies that can help recovery, especially in the initial stages of the disease.

Treatment of the inflammatory process in the gums begins with a thorough examination of the patient’s oral cavity by a doctor. It is necessary to completely remove plaque from both the surface of the teeth and the surface of the gums. If there is tartar, it is necessary to remove it too, since it often causes permanent injury to the gums and, as a result, inflammation.

If an abscess has formed, treatment must include both taking antibiotics and surgically opening the abscess to ensure high-quality drainage of the abscess cavity and removal of accumulated pus.

With the constant formation of pus, treatment necessarily includes opening the abscess and removing the purulent contents. In the future, you can continue treatment using folk remedies - various rinses and lotions. All rinses should not be cold, but not warm either, since heat helps to activate the inflammatory process.

If you do not have the opportunity to immediately get an appointment with a dentist, rinse your mouth with antiseptic solutions before visiting the doctor, this will help reduce pain and reduce the activity of the inflammatory process. You can rinse your mouth with decoctions of medicinal herbs (chamomile, calendula, yarrow) and ready-made pharmaceutical antiseptic preparations. You can also rinse your mouth with a solution of potassium permanganate, furatsilin, chlorhexidine.

Treatment of pus in the gums should be accompanied by keeping the mouth clean, so after each meal you should definitely brush your teeth and remove any remaining food, as they only intensify the inflammatory process.

When treating suppuration, you can apply cold to the swollen cheek. Cold has an analgesic effect and also stops the development of the inflammatory process. If the pain is too severe, you need to take a pain reliever. But what you should never do is start taking antibiotics on your own, without first consulting a dentist. Self-medication is dangerous because you may not notice the exacerbation of the process and allow blood poisoning.

Prevention

To prevent the inflammatory process and the formation of pus, sufficient attention should be paid to oral hygiene. It is necessary to thoroughly brush your teeth with a toothbrush and toothpaste, paying attention not to injure your gums. After all, any scratches and damage can cause purulent inflammation.

When you have inflammation, brush your teeth especially carefully. Use a soft toothbrush and brush not only your teeth, but also your gums. Cleaning should be done in a circular motion. Dentists recommend brushing your teeth with two toothbrushes alternately: one day with one, the other day with the other. This way, the brushes have time to dry and ventilate properly.

The appearance of blood when brushing your teeth indicates the presence of inflammation in the oral cavity. If left untreated, pus may then leak from the gums near the tooth. Let's find out how to deal with this problem.

What contributes to the appearance of purulent inflammation

With proper oral hygiene, the likelihood of any problems occurring is low. But pus from the gums near the tooth may indicate the presence of infectious processes. They develop as a result of food getting into the gap between the tooth and the gum, rotting occurs, then inflammation and pus are released. This is the main reason for the development of an abscess.

Another factor that provokes infection is injury to the gums. Wounds can be caused by the sharp edge of a broken tooth, too-hard brush bristles when brushing, a poor-quality crown, or intense manipulation with a toothpick or other inappropriate objects. Pus appears when the hood near the wisdom tooth becomes inflamed.

Do not forget that the gums are very easily injured, so all actions carried out in the oral cavity must be performed effortlessly and carefully.

What are the manifestations

Purulent formations can be of different sizes - from the smallest, barely noticeable, to large ones that cause pain and discomfort. But this is not the main thing. The size of the abscess is not of fundamental importance for the severity of the disease. Even the appearance of a small lesion should be a reason to contact the dentist, otherwise serious consequences may arise, purulent inflammation will spread over the entire surface of the gums, and the infection will affect the entire body.

Purulent inflammatory processes are usually accompanied by the following symptoms:

• overall health deteriorates;
• there is an increased body temperature;
• sharp pain occurs;
• abscesses form;
• general intoxication of the body occurs.

If at the initial stage, when an abscess appears near one tooth, appropriate measures are not taken, then later the process will completely spread to the surface of the gums, lesions will appear in other places, and the disease can become chronic.

What to do

If you notice that your gums are swelling, then rush to see a healthcare professional who will correctly diagnose and prescribe the necessary therapy to remove purulent accumulations. Even if the abscess has ruptured, you should not reassure yourself that everything turned out okay and there is no need to contact specialists. Flux can occur again and on a larger scale. Therefore, the right decision would be to visit the dentist.

But what you don’t need to do is take medications on your own, especially antibiotics. You should also not heat the sore spot, as this will only increase inflammation.

What are the treatments

Only a dentist, after examining the patient, will prescribe the appropriate course of treatment. This can be therapy using tablets and the additional use of traditional recipes, which are very effective in the initial stages of the disease.

After the examination, the dentist removes the accumulated plaque from the surface of the tooth or gum. If necessary, tartar is also removed, because it is a common cause of injury to the gums and can result in an inflammatory process.

Treatment includes opening the purulent focus and getting rid of purulent masses. Further, depending on the situation and severity of the disease, the doctor may prescribe antibiotics or limit himself to rinses and lotions. It is important not to forget that the decoctions should be at room temperature, because both cold and hot liquids can be harmful in this situation.

What to do before visiting a doctor? At home, you can rinse your mouth with disinfectant solutions to relieve pain and reduce inflammation. These can be ready-made pharmaceuticals - Chlorhexidine, Furacilin or a weakly acidic solution of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate). It is also recommended to use medicinal herbs for rinsing - chamomile, yarrow, calendula. When suppuration occurs, it is recommended to apply a cold compress; it reduces pain and relieves inflammation. Cool is applied to the cheek. When the pain is noticeable, painkillers will help.

If abscesses in the oral cavity are found in a child, you should see a doctor as soon as possible. Since children's immunity is not strong enough to cope with infections, it can be distributed throughout the body. Toxins entering the bloodstream can cause serious illness.

If, before visiting the dentist, the child has an abscess rupture, then you should rinse your mouth with a soda-salt solution (a teaspoon of each component per 250 ml of water).

It is very important to monitor the baby’s oral cavity, because purulent inflammation near baby teeth can cause destruction of existing permanent rudiments.

How to prevent the disease

To avoid such a problem, you should not neglect hygiene procedures. Clean your teeth thoroughly twice a day, without being too active to avoid injury, and use a soft brush.

It is worth examining the oral cavity yourself to identify the earliest signs of the disease. It is necessary to systematically undergo preventive examination. If caries or other diseases are detected in the oral cavity, treat them immediately. Eating right and giving up bad habits will help keep your teeth healthy.

This formation is located outside the bone, spreading into the soft tissues of the face. Most people do not go to the dentist right away, because the acute pain may subside, sometimes there is no pain at all. However, the face is rounded at the epicenter of pus accumulation. If the flux occurs near a tooth in the upper jaw, the swelling may affect the eyelid.

Treatment

If the treatment was carried out efficiently and in a timely manner, the swelling will decrease by approximately day 3, but overall health often improves a few hours after removal of the pus.

Complications

Some patients are in no hurry to see a doctor about this problem; on the contrary, they try to solve it themselves. Most often, they apply warm compresses to the suppuration, and this only increases the inflammation. This eventually leads to an abscess. After all, suppuration is dangerous due to its complications. It can extend beyond the periosteum, which can lead to serious problems.

Pathways of disease development

Often, an abscess or abscess spontaneously opens, and pus exits through the mucous membrane into the oral cavity. In this case, the inflammation will go away on its own over time, but the infection will remain. In this case, it should be taken into account that flux can occur again at any time. If the immune system is weak, the body cannot cope with such a problem on its own; the person will subsequently feel severe, increasing pain, and health will worsen. In most cases, patients have a severe headache, a high temperature, swelling of the face increases, the skin turns red, and it will be painful to touch. The above condition is phlegmon. This is an inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue of the soft tissues on the face. This education not only threatens human health, but sometimes also his life.

Good day, dear visitors of our site. We will discuss such a problem as pus in the gums. The phenomenon is unfortunately common. Some people develop a small abscess the size of a bead on their gums, while others come to the doctor with a face distorted by gumboil. Unfortunately, people underestimate the danger that a purulent abscess on the gum poses to the body. In especially severe cases, complications such as blood poisoning and even death of the patient are possible. Therefore, it is extremely important to consult a doctor in a timely manner for treatment.

Why does pus form?

It is worth noting that the causes of pus in the gums are so numerous that sometimes you wonder what can cause such a serious problem. If the gums above the tooth suddenly begin to swell, it is worth thinking about what caused the suppuration.

Pus in the gum - photo

It’s not just children who can injure their gums. Adults are often injured by toothpicks and hard foods such as crackers, shelled nuts and seeds. All this leads to the fact that bacteria get inside the wound and begin to multiply unnoticed by you. Over time, an abscess forms.

Video - Purulent abscess of the root apex as a result of displacement of the pin beyond the tooth root

Symptoms

Swelling on the gums does not form instantly. First, a small formation appears, about the size of a pea or even smaller. People do not attach importance to such a phenomenon and it is completely in vain. Just as a bamboo stalk can grow almost a meter overnight, so in the same time an abscess can turn into a huge bubble the size of half a walnut, distorting the patient’s face.

The main symptoms, in addition to gum swelling:

• weakness and general discomfort;
• intoxication;
• pain and boils;
• increase in body temperature.

A blister of pus can appear anywhere. If it is in a visible place, the chances of detection are higher than if the formation is between the teeth.

If you do not pay attention in time, the purulent process can spread and develop into purulent periodontitis. To avoid the problem, use not only a toothbrush, but also floss (dental floss). Only in this case can you guarantee high-quality teeth cleaning at home.

Symptoms to watch out for:

A channel may form on the gum, through which the body independently removes accumulated pus. Removing it removes it, but the inflammatory process itself does not disappear. Often this indicates that the patient has either periostitis in chronic forms.

Sometimes an abscess can be confused with a cyst. The latter is no less dangerous. If it is not removed in time, bone destruction begins around it.

Purulent inflammation of the gums in pregnant women

A pregnant woman in itself is a big problem for doctors. Numerous changes in the body, hormonal surges, etc. lead to a number of negative consequences. Often during pregnancy, gums become inflamed. The process can also occur with the formation of pus in the gum pockets.

The mucous membrane is much less protected during this period. It is easy to injure and become infected. Therefore, women need to be extremely careful. No rough food, toothpicks or anything else.

Troubleshooting

Many patients, faced with such a problem as pus in the gums, simply do not understand what to do. If the disease occurs in a woman, child, or teenager, fear of visiting a doctor is common.

Someone starts looking on the Internet for articles about how to pull out and get rid of the problem at home with the help of some folk remedies and miraculous recipes that promise healing in one day. All this is natural. After all, a frightened person is rarely able to think sensibly.

Professional treatment comes down to the following scheme:

• anesthesia of the gum area in which suppuration has formed. This is usually an injection of an anesthetic drug;
• making an incision in the gum (if necessary, in the periosteum);
• removal of pus;
• installation of drainage on the gum;
• elimination of the inflammatory process with medications;
• use of antibiotics.
• removal of drainage;
• suturing the gum.

Pus in the gums - treatment

Even after removing the pus, swelling persists. It is also caused by the trauma that the gums received during surgery. A compaction appears at the site of suppuration, which persists for several weeks. If the operation was performed on a child, the doctor tries to preserve it. It is removed only under special indications.

It is important not only to remove the pus and eliminate the main symptoms, but also to provide subsequent treatment and support for the body. For this, not only antibiotics are used, but also physiotherapy, vitamins, and restoratives.

Pus in the gums of a child - treatment

If for some reason you cannot get to the dentist, follow these simple recommendations:

• do not try to squeeze out the pus;
• do not heat the gums, this will cause severe inflammation;
• rinse your mouth with antiseptic solutions;
• if there is chamomile, calendula, sage, and other herbs in the house, do not neglect rinsing;
• Smoking and drinking alcohol-containing drinks are prohibited during treatment;
• antiseptic solutions are effective;
• Avoid foods that are too rough, hot or cold;
• Use a toothbrush with not too hard bristles.

Some people believe that they should not brush their teeth during this period. This only causes bacteria to spread even faster. There is also no point in just taking painkillers. They do not affect the course of the process in any way. The inflammation will not go away on its own and the pus in the gum will not be removed without the help of a doctor.

If the cause of the abscess is periodontitis, you will have to undergo root canal treatment. In cases where the cause is periodontal disease, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the teeth of plaque and tartar. Otherwise, you will simply relieve symptoms temporarily. If periodontitis is suspected, an x-ray should be taken to ensure that the suspicion is correct.

If there is a cyst/granuloma at the root apex, it is most effective to perform a resection and remove the affected area along with the neoplasm. The operation is performed under anesthesia and will take about an hour.

If pus in the gums appears due to periodontitis, treatment also begins with a diagnostic examination - a panoramic radiograph.

Treatment options depend on the extent of the pus. If the process involves 1-3 teeth, the doctor removes deposits and rinses the periodontal pockets with antiseptic agents. If the need arises, the teeth are depulped. Anti-inflammatory drugs are used. In cases where many teeth are affected, we are talking about chronic periodontitis in the acute stage. Its treatment is carried out in the traditional way.

Video - Removing pus from the gums

Many people make warm compresses and hot rinses, and tie a woolen scarf around their cheek. This causes the abscess to grow in size and burst like a balloon. It’s even worse when a person tries to open it themselves, clean the gums, etc. The risk of getting an even more dangerous infection is extremely high.

Any rinsing should be at room temperature, otherwise you can only harm yourself.

If problems begin after visiting a doctor, you need to seek re-examination. A poorly sealed canal and other problems often lead to extremely negative consequences.

Traditional methods and their dangers

Methods for treating pus in the gums at home with folk remedies:

Means	Application
	Propolis is quite often used in folk medicine because of its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. To cure purulent ulcers or abscesses in the mouth, you need to mix 10 g of crushed propolis and 100 ml of oil (preferably olive). Heat the prepared mixture slightly over heat, stirring occasionally, then strain through cheesecloth and cool. Lubricate the affected gum area with the resulting ointment 2 times a day.
	The root of this plant helps in treating an inflamed wound in the gum. Application is quite simple: you need to chew the root in the morning on an empty stomach, then apply a compress from the crushed plant to the purulent lesion.
	Even in childhood, we were taught to treat various wounds with the help of plantain leaves. This unique plant helps with various abscesses, inflammations and suppurations in the oral cavity. Simply apply a washed plantain leaf to the resulting wound.
	This plant grows in almost every home, but many use it for decorative purposes rather than for medicinal purposes. A more mature plant has anti-inflammatory, cleansing and disinfecting properties. To treat, cut off the peel of the aloe leaf and squeeze the juice from the remaining part. Regularly treat the affected gum with the resulting juice.
	To prepare the infusion, pour 200 ml of boiling water into 2 tbsp. l. plants and leave for 20-30 minutes. The liquid is then strained through cheesecloth and used as a rinse solution. You can also treat the surface of the gums with this infusion.
	Due to its antioxidant content, green tea has an astringent and anti-inflammatory effect on the body. Just brew a mug of strong tea and rinse your mouth 2-3 times a day.

There are so many recipes you can't find on the Internet. All of them are presented as ancient and simply miraculous. But let's figure out how safe and effective such methods are. One of the proposed options suggests rubbing a mixture of a teaspoon of sea salt and two teaspoons of natural honey into the sore area of ​​the gum. In this case, you get two negative aspects at once - mechanical damage to the gums from salt crystals, and the entry of sugars that make up honey into the wound. That is, you first prepare favorable conditions for the bacteria, and then you also feed them.

Chamomile, calendula, and other infusions and decoctions will not harm you, but they will not eliminate the source of the problem. As already written above, their temperature should be at room temperature, otherwise you will only make things worse. Products based on eucalyptus, propolis, and aloe are more effective and non-hazardous. But before you start such experiments on yourself, consult a specialist. After all, no one can force you to undergo forced treatment.

Dear readers! If you have pus in your gums, contact your dentist immediately. Any delay is fraught with complications!

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