The situation when you don't want to go to the doctor with a toothache is familiar to many. Anything but this! Rinsing, pills, something else, but patients with aching teeth postpone a visit to the dentist until the last. Maybe everything will "resolve" and the problem will be solved by itself. But nothing is decided. The result of all "heroic efforts" and endurance is only a gumboil (if they still do not go and hold out).
What it is? Let's figure it out.
Inflammation of the periosteum
Yes, the flux is an inflammation of the periosteum. And the periosteum is the shell that covers the jawbone. There are many different nerve endings in it, which is why the flux is sometimes accompanied by severe pain, as well as swelling of the gums, which is adjacent to the diseased tooth, and cheeks. When chewing and talking, this pain intensifies and radiates to the ear. An increase in body temperature is also possible.
By the way, dentists do not use the term “flux2”, considering it obsolete. They operate with the concept of "periostitis".
Causes of periostitis
The flux can occur not only because of a sick tooth. Its causes can also be:
- jaw injuries;
- and inflammation localized in the gum pockets.
But most often caries is to blame for the development of periostitis. Moreover, caries is running. Because with this disease, harmful bacteria "sitting" in the tooth "pierce" a huge hole in their habitat and rush into the roots, causing inflammation there. As a result, pus forms at the apex of the roots, which breaks through the bone to the outside and accumulates exactly under the periosteum, in order to then go further - to the gum and cheek.
How dangerous is it?
It is dangerous and very, if you do, and delay a visit to the dentist. Pus can continue to spread in various parts of the face and neck. And even go lower - to the very heart. Experts call this complication phlegmon. But you can die from him.
Can the flux dissolve on its own?
The flux will not pass until the purulent exudate finds a way out for itself. And in periostitis, which is not treated, in addition to the development of phlegmon, another outcome is possible - just burst! At the same time, forming a fistula is a hole in the gum. The pains will subside almost immediately, but:
- the cavity will remain open, accessible for any infection;
- pus may not completely go away, and then a temporary lull threatens with a new infectious exacerbation.
Flux treatment
Go to the dentist! He will look and decide what to do. If there is no chance to save the tooth, it will be removed. And then, under local anesthesia, they will treat periostitis: they will make an incision in the gum, then they will clean the wound and wash it with antiseptics. If there is a lot of purulent exudate, drainage may be installed in the gum for complete drainage, and the patient will be prescribed antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs.
If the doctor believes that the tooth can still be saved, then the tissues affected by caries are removed first, and then the root canals are processed. Then the flux is opened. And after 2 or 3 weeks, the treatment of the tooth itself is continued.
Before the doctor
Before going to the doctor, you can rinse your mouth with a soda solution and take an analgesic. It's all. But warm compresses to the cheek cannot be done, as well as bandages, as well as apply some medications to the tooth or gum.
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