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Having Pain And Soreness In Mouth Due To Infected Wisdom Tooth
My top left wisdom tooth is half of the way out. It started hurting a day ago and now I woke up this morning to my jaw not opening all of the way. My gums around the tooth are a little sore but not extremely so. I could only get a toothbrush in my mouth this morning but now I can open my mouth about a quarter of the way. I have had another wisdom tooth become infected but this one is not nearly as painful, just sore. My jaw is sore at the joint but it feels locked there. Any ideas what this is?
Sat, 29 Mar 2014
hello thanks for consulting at hcm,,it called pericorinitis of ur wisdom teeth,,do jaw opening exercise by chewing gums it will prevent jaw locking, do salt water garlge three times daily, take a course of antibiotics and analgesics,,take an iopar and irrigation of the area by consulting with a oral surgeon ad if needed extract the tooth..hope it helps.,. tc
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