Somethings wrong with my wisdom tooth (pics included)?!
Question: Somethings wrong with my wisdom tooth (pics included)!?
It has never hurt before even when it first started coming out it never hurt but for the past 3 days its been killing me it hurts so bad!.!.!.and its looking weird
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Answers:
Pretty good picture!
That's called "pericoronitis"!. It is an inflammation of the gum lying on top of the unerupted wisdom tooth!. It's caused usually by an infection of the area!.
The wisdom tooth is only partly erupted and is trying to break through the gum, like when your adult teeth came in when you were a kid!. There is a little flap of gum trapping food and plaque that you were able to clean previously!. This time you can't so it's caused an infection!.
Rinse as much as possible in the area with salt water (1 teaspoon salt in 8 oz!. of warm water), every few hours!. Get to a dentist or oral surgeon as soon as possible and they can either remove the gum over the tooth or extract the wisdom tooth depending on the situation!. Extracting will permanently solve the problem, removing the flap may or may not permanently solve the problem!.
I hope that helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
That's called "pericoronitis"!. It is an inflammation of the gum lying on top of the unerupted wisdom tooth!. It's caused usually by an infection of the area!.
The wisdom tooth is only partly erupted and is trying to break through the gum, like when your adult teeth came in when you were a kid!. There is a little flap of gum trapping food and plaque that you were able to clean previously!. This time you can't so it's caused an infection!.
Rinse as much as possible in the area with salt water (1 teaspoon salt in 8 oz!. of warm water), every few hours!. Get to a dentist or oral surgeon as soon as possible and they can either remove the gum over the tooth or extract the wisdom tooth depending on the situation!. Extracting will permanently solve the problem, removing the flap may or may not permanently solve the problem!.
I hope that helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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