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How To Cure Pain In Gum Around The Wisdom Tooth Due To Cut?
Hello, as of 2 days ago, the area around one of my wisdom teeth is painful and swollen. It appears I have a small cut in that gum area. I am 21 and my wisdom teeth have been in place for a very long time now. Will this go away or should I consult a dentist?
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
Dear Sir/ Mam,
I understand your problem.Always when a tooth erupts , the tissue surrounding it will get swollen and become bit red.Then the teeth tear the gums and comes out.The gum tissue above the tooth will be always very loose until the tooth comes out completely into mouth.This loose gum tissue allows food accumulation under it and its difficult to clean.This may cause infection and pain in the gum tissue.so already swollen gum tissue now become even worse.The opposite teeth will now bite on this tissue.
So first treatment option is to cut the loose tissue above the erupting wisdom teeth.Its very simple procedure of 2 minutes.
If the problem recur, then take a X-ray and assess whether the wisdom tooth is in proper angulation to comeout into the mouth.If the space in the jawbone is not enough and if the orientation of wisdom tooth is not good, it cannot comeout. It may damage the adjacent teeth also in that condition.So better to take it off.you can normally chew even without wisdom teeth.So no need to worry.
Hope your query is answered.Please dont hesitate to contact be back for further doubts.
I understand your problem.Always when a tooth erupts , the tissue surrounding it will get swollen and become bit red.Then the teeth tear the gums and comes out.The gum tissue above the tooth will be always very loose until the tooth comes out completely into mouth.This loose gum tissue allows food accumulation under it and its difficult to clean.This may cause infection and pain in the gum tissue.so already swollen gum tissue now become even worse.The opposite teeth will now bite on this tissue.
So first treatment option is to cut the loose tissue above the erupting wisdom teeth.Its very simple procedure of 2 minutes.
If the problem recur, then take a X-ray and assess whether the wisdom tooth is in proper angulation to comeout into the mouth.If the space in the jawbone is not enough and if the orientation of wisdom tooth is not good, it cannot comeout. It may damage the adjacent teeth also in that condition.So better to take it off.you can normally chew even without wisdom teeth.So no need to worry.
Hope your query is answered.Please dont hesitate to contact be back for further doubts.
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Hi Sir/ Mam,
Whenever a tooth erupts , it tears the gum tissue above it.So the gum tissue above the erupting tooth will be loosely moving, swollen and red.The opposite tooth will bite on this tissue.This loose gum tissue above the erupting wisdom tooth leads to food accumulation and its difficult to clean.This may now develop infection and pain.It may damage the adjacent teeth also.
So first treatment option is to cut the loose tissue above the wisdom teeth.It is a simple procedure of 2 minutes.
If the problem recur, take a X-Ray for that tooth.Since the wisdom tooth is the last one to erupt into the oral cavity, there might be lack of space.If there is no space for it in the jaw bone or if it is not in proper angulation(orientation), the tooth cannot come out.Better to take it off.you can chew normally even without wisdom tooth.So no need to worry.
Hope your query is answered.Please dont hesitate to contact me for further clarifications
Whenever a tooth erupts , it tears the gum tissue above it.So the gum tissue above the erupting tooth will be loosely moving, swollen and red.The opposite tooth will bite on this tissue.This loose gum tissue above the erupting wisdom tooth leads to food accumulation and its difficult to clean.This may now develop infection and pain.It may damage the adjacent teeth also.
So first treatment option is to cut the loose tissue above the wisdom teeth.It is a simple procedure of 2 minutes.
If the problem recur, take a X-Ray for that tooth.Since the wisdom tooth is the last one to erupt into the oral cavity, there might be lack of space.If there is no space for it in the jaw bone or if it is not in proper angulation(orientation), the tooth cannot come out.Better to take it off.you can chew normally even without wisdom tooth.So no need to worry.
Hope your query is answered.Please dont hesitate to contact me for further clarifications
I find this answer helpful
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