Flux. Treatment. Prevention

Flux in common people is called acute periostitis of the jaw or inflammation in the periosteum, accompanied by swelling of the soft tissues of the face and submandibular area. If the flux developed, treatment should be started immediately.

Symptoms

Periostitis or flux begins with redness and swelling of the mucous around the teeth. There is severe pain, body temperature rises, lymph nodes increase, general weakness is observed. Pain can give to the neck, head, ear, temple, eye. After 1-2 days there is swelling of soft tissues of the submaxillary region, cheeks, lips, wings of the nose, infraorbital area, eyelids, depending on where the affected tooth is located. When there is swelling, the pain can subside. The diagnosis of the disease is based on a clinical picture, anamnesis and an X-ray examination.

Causes

The main and most frequent cause of the development of the flux is the neglected caries of the teeth. Periostitis can develop with exacerbation of chronic periodontitis. Some believe that the flux is the result of hypothermia. In fact, this is not so. Cold Leads to an exacerbation of already existing diseases.

The cause of the appearance of edema can be a trauma to the tooth and tissues around it, resulting in a bone or an internal hematoma is formed.

Treatment

Flux of the tooth, whose treatment should only take place in the dental clinic of a dental surgeon, does not tolerate self-treatment, as failure to provide timely medical assistance can lead to serious complications. If you find the first signs of periostitis, you should immediately go to the doctor. In no case should it be possible, as a pre-hospital aid, to apply heat to the affected site, which will only increase inflammation and an influx of pus, and take any medications. If the flux developed, the treatment with folk remedies will not help here - only professional help.

Treatment of periostitis combines surgical intervention, medication and physiotherapy.

If there is a flux, the treatment in most cases is to remove the diseased tooth, since its preservation is often impossible. To make an outflow of pus, a local incision is made in the gum and a rubber drainage is installed for two days so that the hole does not close.

If the tooth can be preserved, after removing the inflammation, usually after five days, clean and seal the canals, put a seal. In addition, antibiotics, painkillers and antihistamines are prescribed in tablets, for example, Doxycycline and Diazolin are prescribed.

For the fastest removal of inflammation and resorption of the infiltrate, a course of physiotherapy is prescribed, namely UHF and fluxorization. It is suggested to drink more liquid - water, natural juices. To relieve the pain, it is recommended to apply ice to the cheek and make soda rinses.

Often when a periostitis is shown sick leave. Recovery after the onset of treatment in the health facility comes on the average after three or four days.

Complications

It often happens that patients who have found a flux, are delayed treatment by a doctor, feeling fear of the dental office, or they hope that everything will pass by itself. In fact, periostitis of the jaw is a serious disease requiring immediate assistance. Running flux can result in life-threatening complications. Refusal to visit a doctor or self-medication can lead to such complications as abscess, phlegmon, osteomyelitis, sepsis. All of the above diseases are accompanied by high temperature and require long-term treatment in the hospital. Complications of periostitis can lead to death.

Prevention

How to avoid a disease like flux? Treatment of patients with teeth and jaw injuries, regular visits to the dentist, compliance with the hyena of the oral cavity - reliable prevention of periostitis.