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Suggest Home Remedies For Gum Infection With White Spots And Reddened Area
Just had gum surgery. Doctor also gave me a round of antibiotics. Looks like one of the sites is infected. Only have one more day of taking antibiotics. Can I do anything at home to stop the infection. Dentist is out if town until Jan 2. Looks like white spots inn the redenned area. I gargled a little with hydrogen peroxide.
Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Hi,
Well, white spots on the reddened area of gums can be due to healing tissue post gum surgery but in case if they are appearing as pimple like blisters then they can be most probably due to infection at the surgical site. A clinical examination is a must for ruling out what exactly the white spots are due to. As of now you can take another 5 days of antibiotics and also add empty stomach Pantoprazole to prevent gastric upset due to antibiotics.
Along with it you can gargle with antiseptic mouthwash solution. Continue doing warm saline gargles. It will prevent in spreading of infection. Once you can reach your dentist get a clinical examination done.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
Well, white spots on the reddened area of gums can be due to healing tissue post gum surgery but in case if they are appearing as pimple like blisters then they can be most probably due to infection at the surgical site. A clinical examination is a must for ruling out what exactly the white spots are due to. As of now you can take another 5 days of antibiotics and also add empty stomach Pantoprazole to prevent gastric upset due to antibiotics.
Along with it you can gargle with antiseptic mouthwash solution. Continue doing warm saline gargles. It will prevent in spreading of infection. Once you can reach your dentist get a clinical examination done.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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