Does the baby need to take anti-inflammatory medicine for red and swollen gums?

Although toothache is not a serious problem, the pain is very unbearable. Many people suffer from unbearable toothache or even insomnia due to inflammation or tooth decay. Children are more likely to suffer from toothaches because they love to eat candies and do not pay attention to cleaning their teeth. So it is usually children who go to the dentist. So do children need to take anti-inflammatory drugs for swollen and painful gums?

Your baby may have gingivostomatitis caused by herpes virus infection.

It is usually accompanied by fever, which often lasts for 5 to 7 days. The oral mucosa is congested, and several or dozens of rice-sized or even mung bean-sized blisters appear on the front oral mucosa (including the tongue and inner lips) and cheek mucosa. The skin around the blisters turns red and soon breaks into irregular ulcers covered with a white film. The child is irritable, has local pain, drooling, and does not want to eat. If it is similar to the above description, it should be herpetic gingivostomatitis, which generally only requires oral antiviral drugs. It is recommended to see a pediatric dentist as soon as possible for examination and appropriate treatment.

If the child is particularly red and swollen, it is recommended that you take the child to the pediatric department of the hospital and give the child some anti-inflammatory drugs. Children of this age should not develop primary gingivitis unless they are injured by something.

If the swollen gums are accompanied by a high fever, it is an infectious lesion and needs to be treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory and detumescent drugs. Commonly used drugs include metronidazole combined with cephalosporin antibiotics for anti-infection treatment and anti-inflammatory and detumescent drugs. Commonly used drugs include Zhongtongan and other drugs. If the gums are locally purulent, local incision and drainage of pus are required. You can take the German antipyretic drug Merlin orally, let your baby drink plenty of water, wipe the baby's forehead, armpits, groin and other parts with alcohol, and pay attention to whether the baby has rash, diarrhea, cough and other symptoms. If so, add medication in time