Acute periostitis of the jaw or inflammatory process in the periosteum, accompanied by swelling of the soft tissues of the face and submandibular region, is called flux in the common people. If flux has developed, treatment should be started immediately.
Symptoms
Periostitis or flux begins with redness and swelling of the mucous membrane around the teeth. Severe pain appears, body temperature rises, lymph nodes increase, general weakness is observed. Pain can be given to the neck, head, ear, temple, eye. After 1-2 days, there is swelling of the soft tissues of the submandibular region, cheeks, lips, nose wings, infraorbital region, eyelids, depending on where the affected tooth is located. When swelling occurs, the pain may subside. The diagnosis of the disease is made on the basis of the clinical picture, medical history and x-ray examination.
Causes
The main and most common cause of flux development is advanced dental caries. Periostitis can develop with exacerbation of chronic periodontitis. Some believe that flux occurs as a result of hypothermia. This is actually not the case. Cold leads to an exacerbation of existing diseases.
The cause of the appearance of edema can be a trauma to the tooth and tissues around it, as a result of which the bone becomes inflamed or an internal hematoma forms.
Treatment
The tooth flux, the treatment of which should be carried out only in the dental clinic at the dental surgeon, does not tolerate self-medication, since failure to provide timely medical care can lead to serious complications. If the first signs of periostitis are detected, you should immediately go to the doctor. In no case, as a first aid , you can not apply heat to a sore spot, which will only increase inflammation and the flow of pus, and take any medications. If flux has developed, treatment with folk remedies will not help here - only professional help.
Treatment of periostitis combines surgical intervention, medication and physiotherapy.
If flux has appeared, the treatment in most cases consists in the removal of a diseased tooth, since its preservation is most often impossible. To prevent pus outflow, an incision is made under the local anesthesia in the gum and a rubber drain is installed for two days so that the hole does not close.
If the tooth can be saved, after removing the inflammation, as a rule, after five days, they clean and fill the canals, put a seal. In addition, antibiotics, painkillers and antihistamines are prescribed in tablets, for example, Doxycycline and Diazolin are prescribed.
For the quickest removal of inflammation and resorption of the infiltrate, a course of physiotherapy is prescribed, namely UHF and fluctuation. It is suggested to drink more liquid - water, natural juices. To relieve pain, it is recommended to apply ice to the cheek and do soda rinses.
Often with periostitis, a sick leave is indicated. Recovery after timely treatment in a medical facility occurs on average after three to four days.
Complications
It often happens that patients, having discovered a flux, postpone treatment at the doctor's office, experiencing a feeling of fear of the dentist's office, or hope that everything will pass by itself. In fact, periostitis of the jaw is a serious disease that requires immediate help. Running flux can result in life-threatening complications. Refusal to visit a doctor or self-medication can lead to complications such as an abscess, phlegmon, osteomyelitis, sepsis. All of the above diseases are accompanied by high fever and require long-term treatment in a hospital. Complications of periostitis can be fatal.
Prevention
How to avoid a disease like flux? Treatment of diseased teeth and jaw injuries, regular visits to the dentist, observance of oral hyena are reliable prevention of periostitis.