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What Causes Flap In Between The Tooth?
I noticed a while back that I have a flap where my wisdom tooth has yet to extract where food sometimes gets stuck. I looked in the mirror to see why it felt funny and there is what feels like a tooth but its dark in color. Any ideas what this could be?
Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Hello, Thank you for consulting with HCM.
It looks that you are having pericoronitis, it is the infection of the flap of the wisdom tooth, they become swelled and sore.
You should start with antibiotics and painkillers, to get relief.
Hope it will help you
It looks that you are having pericoronitis, it is the infection of the flap of the wisdom tooth, they become swelled and sore.
You should start with antibiotics and painkillers, to get relief.
Hope it will help you
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