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What Causes Painful Gums With Dysphagia?

Hello. My gum where I believe my wisdom tooth should be (I am still a teenager and it has not sprouted so to speak) is swollen and irritated only on the left side, lower jaw. it hurts to swallow (dysphagia like symptoms) with anything food, water, saliva, my glands feel swollen, I can barely talk without it hurting me. I had a 100.5 fever at the doctors office the other day and the doctor did nothing for me. I tried to self diagnose my self and I came to the conclusion of pericoronitis but I do not know what to do now
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thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the pain and dysphagia could be secondary to the infection of the gum around the wisdom tooth. the infection may result in pus formation leading to pericoronal abscess formation. consult a oral physician and take a radiograph to rule out the amount of space for the tooth to erupt. if there is no space for the tooth to erupt then get the tooth removed. you can take a course of antibiotics like penicillin and metrondazole. do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you. take care.
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What Causes Painful Gums With Dysphagia?

thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the pain and dysphagia could be secondary to the infection of the gum around the wisdom tooth. the infection may result in pus formation leading to pericoronal abscess formation. consult a oral physician and take a radiograph to rule out the amount of space for the tooth to erupt. if there is no space for the tooth to erupt then get the tooth removed. you can take a course of antibiotics like penicillin and metrondazole. do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you. take care.