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How Can Pain And Swelling In The Cheeks Be Treated?
My wisdom teeth have been growing out on the bottom right of my mouth as well as the top right. The teeth aren't bothering me as much as the swollen cheek that hurt when I close/open my mouth to talk and it is painful to eat because the wisdom tooth would graze against it. I was wondering if I should go to the dentist to get the wisdom teeth removed first or the doctors to treat the swollen cheek. In addition, what can I do to make it not swollen?
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As per your query, you have pain and swelling in the cheeks which is due to the presence of infection in that tooth area leading to the formation of the periodontal abscess and due to over eruption of molars in same quadrant leading to these symptoms.
I would suggest you visit Periodontist once and get it to examine properly. Go for root cleaning, curettage, and root plaining as you have debris inside gums.
After this visit oral and maxillofacial surgeon once and go for extraction one by one to avoid massive laceration. Use antimicrobial mouthwash. You should take the proper course of antibiotics to subside infection.
Do warm saline or Betadine gargles to prevent bacterial build up. Go for flap repositioning if it is advised by the periodontist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As per your query, you have pain and swelling in the cheeks which is due to the presence of infection in that tooth area leading to the formation of the periodontal abscess and due to over eruption of molars in same quadrant leading to these symptoms.
I would suggest you visit Periodontist once and get it to examine properly. Go for root cleaning, curettage, and root plaining as you have debris inside gums.
After this visit oral and maxillofacial surgeon once and go for extraction one by one to avoid massive laceration. Use antimicrobial mouthwash. You should take the proper course of antibiotics to subside infection.
Do warm saline or Betadine gargles to prevent bacterial build up. Go for flap repositioning if it is advised by the periodontist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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