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What Causes Soreness In My Gums Around The Front Teeth?

Hi, I am a 33 year old male. I am 6 feet tall weighing 210lbs. I've never had any sort of mouth injury and have always been healthy. Last summer, my gums around my front teeth would become sore and throb whenever I would drink a beer. I recently had an oral surgeon cut open my gums, clean the teeth and stitch them back together. Everything went fine and I didn't drink alcohol for 2 months to let my gums heal. I recently had a couple of beers and my gums again got so sore and throbing I couldn't sleep and I felt like I got punched in the mouth. It doesn't seem to happen with other alcoholic beverages, only beer. Does anyone know why this could be?
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The soreness in the gums could be because of the gum infection secondary to deposits or it can a allergic reaction to the beer. Consult a oral physician and get yourself examined to rule out these conditions.
If it is gum infection, then you have to take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic and do not consume alcohol during antibiotic course). Do saline gargling. After this you can get your teeth cleaned.
If it is because of allergic reaction, you can take an antihistamine like cetrizine and stop consuming beer.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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What Causes Soreness In My Gums Around The Front Teeth?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The soreness in the gums could be because of the gum infection secondary to deposits or it can a allergic reaction to the beer. Consult a oral physician and get yourself examined to rule out these conditions. If it is gum infection, then you have to take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic and do not consume alcohol during antibiotic course). Do saline gargling. After this you can get your teeth cleaned. If it is because of allergic reaction, you can take an antihistamine like cetrizine and stop consuming beer. I hope my answer will help you, take care.