Symptoms, causes and treatments of wisdom teeth pain
A toothache is one of the worst pains you can ever feel and wisdom tooth pain is not an exception to this. The level of pain felt with toothaches might be as a result of the many nerves present in it and its closeness to the brain.
The Wisdom teeth and pain
A lot of people at a time will be faced with problems that arise as a result of the wisdom teeth, and these problems a lot of times lead to the removal or extraction of the wisdom teeth. This makes it important to have knowledge about wisdom teeth, the pain and when you need to remove them.
Your dentist will help you in making the decision as to when to remove the wisdom teeth after examining your present situation. Some people have persistent wisdom teeth pain while some people will only feel pain when they are chewing or they touch the teeth.
For more information about wisdom teeth and also to see the cost of wisdom teeth extractions, Visit this article, Wisdom Teeth Pain.
Symptoms of wisdom teeth
Different signs come with the growing out of wisdom teeth, like the wisdom teeth jaw pain and the wisdom teeth swelling. The common and persistent symptom is pain and infection. You can also feel pain along your jawbone and the ear if you are growing wisdom teeth.
This sometimes excruciating pain level and irritation makes the removal and extraction of wisdom teeth necessary. The impaction of wisdom teeth is very easy as a result of insufficient space in your mouth or jaw that should have enabled them to sprout like normal teeth. Which makes them come out at wrong angles, causing them to be misaligned in the jaw. If not attended to and treated, the misaligned wisdom teeth can cause damages to your second molars and molars, and they may also crowd the other teeth.
In some cases, you might have impacted wisdom teeth and feel no pain. But if it starts to grow out, you will be at risk of having swelling and pain in the overlying gum. This pain will be felt in the nearby teeth or around the area that is affected, and the pain can stop after a couple of days, weeks or months, only to make a reappearance at a later time. You must sort ways to combat the pain early because if left unattended to, the wisdom teeth pain can escalate.
A wisdom tooth that grows out partially might overtime trap food, tartar and other particles inside it and this may result in the swelling the gum.
Other oral problems that can arise as a result of wisdom tooth impaction include pericoronitis, which is an infection that is characterized by the trapping of food and other particles in the gum and in the impacted tooth, as well as the decaying (a tooth cavity) of the tooth.
The position and misalignment of wisdom teeth make it hard for them to get washed. This usually results in tooth decay, necessitating their extraction or removal.
Other symptoms of impacted wisdom teeth are:
Treatment of wisdom teeth
If you experience any of the mentioned symptoms of impacted wisdom teeth, you need to get yourself checked by the dentist. Your dentist will examine and decide if you will need to get surgery or not. The dentist will check the affected areas and conduct an x-ray to ascertain the position of the wisdom teeth and the condition they are in. In highly problematic situations, your dentist will most likely suggest the extraction of the teeth.
Relief for wisdom teeth pain
The pain is excruciating and possibly unbearable for you and you might need to relieve the pain before the date of surgery even if you have decided to get a surgery done. Some things which can help you relieve the pain include:
If however, none of this method worked for you, your dentist will be able to provide something that will be useful for you.
The pain associated with wisdom teeth can be very excruciating. This is why getting early treatment is important for you. You should be aware of the symptoms of the wisdom teeth growth and inform your dentist as early as possible so that you can be medically examined and treated.
For more oral health tips please visit my main oral health website Toothbrushlife.com
Kelly Hancock, RDH
A toothache is one of the worst pains you can ever feel and wisdom tooth pain is not an exception to this. The level of pain felt with toothaches might be as a result of the many nerves present in it and its closeness to the brain.
The Wisdom teeth and pain
A lot of people at a time will be faced with problems that arise as a result of the wisdom teeth, and these problems a lot of times lead to the removal or extraction of the wisdom teeth. This makes it important to have knowledge about wisdom teeth, the pain and when you need to remove them.
Your dentist will help you in making the decision as to when to remove the wisdom teeth after examining your present situation. Some people have persistent wisdom teeth pain while some people will only feel pain when they are chewing or they touch the teeth.
For more information about wisdom teeth and also to see the cost of wisdom teeth extractions, Visit this article, Wisdom Teeth Pain.
Symptoms of wisdom teeth
Different signs come with the growing out of wisdom teeth, like the wisdom teeth jaw pain and the wisdom teeth swelling. The common and persistent symptom is pain and infection. You can also feel pain along your jawbone and the ear if you are growing wisdom teeth.
This sometimes excruciating pain level and irritation makes the removal and extraction of wisdom teeth necessary. The impaction of wisdom teeth is very easy as a result of insufficient space in your mouth or jaw that should have enabled them to sprout like normal teeth. Which makes them come out at wrong angles, causing them to be misaligned in the jaw. If not attended to and treated, the misaligned wisdom teeth can cause damages to your second molars and molars, and they may also crowd the other teeth.
In some cases, you might have impacted wisdom teeth and feel no pain. But if it starts to grow out, you will be at risk of having swelling and pain in the overlying gum. This pain will be felt in the nearby teeth or around the area that is affected, and the pain can stop after a couple of days, weeks or months, only to make a reappearance at a later time. You must sort ways to combat the pain early because if left unattended to, the wisdom teeth pain can escalate.
A wisdom tooth that grows out partially might overtime trap food, tartar and other particles inside it and this may result in the swelling the gum.
Other oral problems that can arise as a result of wisdom tooth impaction include pericoronitis, which is an infection that is characterized by the trapping of food and other particles in the gum and in the impacted tooth, as well as the decaying (a tooth cavity) of the tooth.
The position and misalignment of wisdom teeth make it hard for them to get washed. This usually results in tooth decay, necessitating their extraction or removal.
Other symptoms of impacted wisdom teeth are:
Halitosis (bad breath)
Bad oral taste
Swollen jaw
Jaw pain
Red gums
Tender/bleeding gums
Problems with the opening of the mouth etc...
Treatment of wisdom teeth
If you experience any of the mentioned symptoms of impacted wisdom teeth, you need to get yourself checked by the dentist. Your dentist will examine and decide if you will need to get surgery or not. The dentist will check the affected areas and conduct an x-ray to ascertain the position of the wisdom teeth and the condition they are in. In highly problematic situations, your dentist will most likely suggest the extraction of the teeth.
Relief for wisdom teeth pain
The pain is excruciating and possibly unbearable for you and you might need to relieve the pain before the date of surgery even if you have decided to get a surgery done. Some things which can help you relieve the pain include:
Application of ice chips to the teeth.
Using warm salt water to rinse your mouth
Using pain killers such as ibuprofen to relieve the pain temporarily.
If however, none of this method worked for you, your dentist will be able to provide something that will be useful for you.
The pain associated with wisdom teeth can be very excruciating. This is why getting early treatment is important for you. You should be aware of the symptoms of the wisdom teeth growth and inform your dentist as early as possible so that you can be medically examined and treated.
For more oral health tips please visit my main oral health website Toothbrushlife.com
Kelly Hancock, RDH