If the tooth is treated incorrectly, a fistula may appear. Fistula is an inflammation that appears on the gum and has the appearance of a bag of fluid (there may be pus and blood). This is the main sign that an infection has entered the tooth and inflammation has formed. Fistula, in turn, is a purulent channel through which the body removes toxins. It is for this reason that inflammation appears.
It is possible to treat fistula on the gum only after the reason for the disease has been clarified.
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Methods of treatment of fistula on the gums
How to treat a fistula on the gums? Before you begin treatment of the fistula on the gums, need to make a diagnosis using radiography. The picture is taken to see and understand the whole picture of the disease, at what level is the development of infection in the middle of the gums. X-rays are considered a necessary procedure, as the doctor needs to find out what is happening with the tooth and whether it is possible to save it. According to the data obtained after analyzing the snapshot, a certain treatment is prescribed.
Medication Treatment
Fistula on the gum should be treated quickly, it is impossible to delay, because serious complications can follow. Treatment of fistula on the gum is as follows.
- First, the dentist heals the aching tooth, relieves tooth decay and seals.
- Then he prescribes treatment with the mandatory intake of drugs. They are needed to process the oral cavity and get rid of pathogenic germs. It is also recommended to use antibacterial gels and pastes in the treatment of fistula on the gums. In addition to treatment sometimes use antibiotics and antihistamines.
- A doctor may prescribe salt baths to relieve inflammation and swelling of the gums.
Treatment of fistula on the gums with the use of medications is a fairly long process, during which you need to go to the dentist often. However, if you see a doctor on time, then this will not give the opportunity to develop infections and completely hit the tooth. If the tooth is completely affected, it is removed. Then, with the help of a surgical procedure, the fistulous passage is scraped out.
Rehabilitation period
When the treatment ends, you need to undergo rehabilitation. It includes ultrasound and laser effects on the affected areas of the gums. By performing these procedures with antibiotics, you can completely clear the channels of infection. This should be done so that there is no recurrence of the disease. If the treatment of the fistula is successful, then it quickly heals and does not disturb the person. It must be remembered that all those who once had a fistula on the gum, are still in the risk category, and there is a chance that the fistula will appear on the gum again only in another place. On this basis, it is always necessary to do prophylaxis.
Treatment of fistula on the gums in children
If you have found a fistula in a child, then there is only one way out of solving the problem - this is tooth extraction. If you do not remove the tooth, the pus that comes out of the affected canals, immediately penetrates the stomach. It brings very great harm to the body of the child. Another significant reason for the removal of a tooth is that it can cause severe pain if you do not start doing something in time. And this, in turn, negatively affects the psyche of the child. Let the disease take its course or run it is strictly prohibited.Immunity in the child itself is weak, and the infection makes it even more vulnerable. After all, that which can transfer an organism from an adult can not be fully realized in a child's organism. It is worth remembering that if the fistula on the gum is running, then antibiotics are prescribed for his treatment after the tooth is removed. And they are bad for the intestinal tract.
In no case can you treat a fistula on the gum yourself.
It is necessary to visit the dental office. Pus that comes out negatively affects the tissues that are near the tooth. In the future, when a new tooth appears, infection may reappear and then the new tooth will be completely destroyed. Based on this, during the treatment of a child’s fistula on the gum, a tooth must be removed.
Recipes of traditional medicine
If you find a fistula on the gum at an early stage and for some reason do not want to go to the doctor, you can try to get around this ailment yourself. But we must remember that it will only stop the disease for a while and does not get rid of him. Traditional medicine benefits only when used together with medical treatment. Eating herbs will help you recover faster and have a positive effect on wound healing.
Therapeutic ointment. For its preparation you need calendula flowers, dandelion root, grass and yarrow flowers, one part of clover, sorrel root, inflorescences and tansy herb. All this need grind very well in a meat grinder. Add ichthyol or Vishnevsky ointment to the mixture. Pour in some calendula oil so that the mass is homogeneous. Then mix and smear the sore spots on the gums. To make a very effective means to fight infection, take 40 g of eucalyptus, just chop it first and add refined sunflower oil (tablespoon). Leave the resulting substance for a day so that it is infused. Then add 1 onion, chop it too first and mix everything. Place the mixture in cheesecloth and apply to the fistula. Do this once a day for 20 minutes. The mixture contains antibacterial components. As a result, this tool - it perfectly eliminates the infection. There is an opinion that in order to cure a fistula, you need to use alcohol or vodka. Of course, they help in certain infectious diseases, but if you have a fistula, then it can not be done at all. Alcohol will serve as a good stimulant for the development of the disease.
Disease prevention
As soon as a fistula appears on the gum, everyone immediately begins a quality treatment. But as soon as it passes, most people forget about prevention. If you do not follow the simple rules of hygiene, the disease will show all the time. Prevention includes the observance of the elementary rules of hygiene that are needed to maintain the oral cavity in a healthy atmosphere. This includes:
- constant brushing and rinsing;
- once in six months, you need to do professional teeth cleaning from those stones and plaque that has formed;
- And you can not, of course, forget to regularly visit the dentist.
Follow these rules and you are not afraid of the disease.