The so-called gum swelling and pain is actually pain at the root of the tooth, and the surrounding tooth pulp is swollen, so it is called gum swelling and pain, also called gum swelling and pain. The gum swelling and pain depends on the cause. If it is ordinary gum inflammation, just take some ordinary anti-inflammatory drugs, such as metronidazole tablets and tinidazole tablets. If the gum swelling and pain is caused by tooth decay, , you'd better go to the hospital to have a look. Getting angry can cause gum swelling and pain. The weather is very dry, the body's saliva secretion is reduced, the respiratory tract is dry, and the fragility of blood vessels is increased, making it easy to be infected with bacteria. If you eat supplements or spicy food, it will speed up the circulation of the blood. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it "blood heat wandering", which will bring germs to the whole body, causing symptoms such as gum swelling and pain, nosebleeds, dry cough, and throat inflammation. Be careful not to eat too many fried and fried foods that can easily cause internal heat, and drink some herbal tea. Teeth are bones and are governed by the kidneys. The Foot Yangming Meridian runs on the upper gums, and the Hand Yangming Meridian runs on the lower gums. Therefore, toothache is related to the kidneys, stomach, and large intestine. The causes of toothache vary, including excess stomach fire, ascending wind fire, insufficient kidney yin, stimulation of cold and heat, and tooth decay, etc. Therefore, syndrome differentiation and treatment must be carried out according to different causes. 1. Stomach-fire: Symptoms include swollen and painful gums, swollen cheeks on the affected side, even inability to chew, local burning, bitter mouth and bad breath, constipation, red tongue and yellow coating, etc. Treatment should be to clear away heat and purge fire, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and use clear prescription Stomach powder addition and subtraction. Gypsum 25, coptis 10, rehmannia 15, paeonol 6, cohosh 10, Achyranthes achyranthes 15, rhubarb 6, red peony 10, anemarrhena 10, Diao Zhu 10, if the pain is severe, add 10 white peony root. The same treatment applies to those with dentin hypersensitivity and pain every time the tooth is hot or spicy. 2. Insufficient kidney yin and hyperinflammation due to deficiency fire: Symptoms include slightly swollen and reddish gums, lingering pain, loose teeth, or tooth bleeding, but nothing special. The treatment is suitable for nourishing yin and reducing fire, nourishing kidneys and strengthening teeth. Add or subtract Liuwei Dihuang Decoction. Rehmannia glutinosa 25, Ligustrum lucidum 15, Cornus 10, Huaishan 15, Achyranthes achyranthes 10, Alisma 10, Drynaria 10, Asarum 3. If the gums are more red and swollen, add Anemarrhena 10 and Phellodendron 6. 3. Toothache caused by wind and cold: Symptoms occur suddenly, with pain extending to the forehead and sides, as if electric shock, and the gums are neither red nor swollen. Among them, if the pain spreads, feels like an electric shock, and reaches the forehead or cheeks, it is called wind pain. If it hurts when you inhale something cold and cold, and if the location is fixed, it is cold pain. Treatment is to dispel wind, dispel cold, and relieve pain. For those with cold pain, use Angelicae 10, Asarum 6, Ligusticum 10, Angelica dahurica 10, Sichuan pepper 5, Hua 10, Platycodon 6, Licorice 6. For wind pain, use 6 cinnamon twigs, 6 saposopiae, 10 white mustard seeds, 10 platycodon, 6 perilla leaves, 3 asarum, 6 diaozhu, 10 white peony roots and 5 licorice. Regardless of wind pain or cold pain, you can use 10 grams each of Asarum, Angelica dahurica, Xanthium seed, and Licorice, decocted in water and gargled, several times a day. 4. Toothache due to dental caries: Toothache caused by dental caries is also common. Oral medication alone is generally less effective and should be combined with local treatment. For oral administration, use Dingtong powder, Angelicae 10, Rehmannia 12, Asarum 6, Angelica dahurica 10, Forsythia 10, Sophora flavescens 10, Sichuan pepper 5, Coptis 10, Black plum 10, Platycodon 6, Licorice 6. For external use, take 5 grams each of Sichuan pepper, pepper, and gallnut, and 0.5 grams of borneol. Grind the powder into fine powder. Wrap a little of the powder with disinfectant cotton and put it into the cavity of the caries. After the salivation comes out, the pain will stop. You can also use toothache pills and stuff them into the hole one by one to get the same effect. Prevention of toothache: Pay attention to oral hygiene at ordinary times, brush your teeth frequently, and rinse your mouth frequently; tap your teeth for 10 minutes in the morning and evening; treat your teeth well and do not bite on anything that is too hard to avoid damage to your teeth and gums; if there is a problem with your teeth, you should go to a regular dentist in time Diagnosis and treatment in medical units. The weather is cold in winter, and teeth are prone to sensitivity and soreness, especially for middle-aged and elderly people with worn teeth and wedge-shaped defects in the necks of teeth. Eating sweet and sour foods such as apples, grapes, oranges, and candies can cause tooth soreness. Some people are too painful to dare to eat. Eat. To deal with this kind of allergic toothache, the following methods can be used to prevent and treat it: 1. Brush your teeth with warm water and rinse your mouth with warm tea: because the pulp nerve is relatively sensitive to temperature, especially teeth with tooth wear and exposed dentin, it can cause toothache when exposed to cold stimulation. Toothache, and warm water is a natural protector for teeth, which can prevent and treat allergic toothache; tea contains fluoride, and gargling with warm tea can protect teeth, prevent cavities, and treat toothache.