My son has braces on his top 4 teeth and the skin behind the teeth is swollen and very painful.  He goes back to the orthodontist next week, but is there anything that I can do to relieve the pain and get the swelling down.  He brushes 2x a day and flosses once a day.
Hello, Actually in case of orthodontic treatment a special care should be taken for gums because oral hygiene can not be maintained properly, so what you can do is that there are special brushes which are made for patients with braces, even you can get cleaning of tooth done with dentist as it will resolve the gum infection as well as redness. Till then, you can start with mouthwash twice daily. Hope t will help you.