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Problems with wisdom teeth Some wisdom teeth erupt emerge through the gum without causing any problems, but sometimes, wisdom teeth come through at an angle and push into the gum or the tooth beside them. Your oral health professional may recommend that your wisdom teeth be removed if: there is not enough room in your mouth for your wisdom teeth to come through properly — removing a tooth early may help prevent a future problem you are experiencing: pain infection damage to other teeth.
Symptoms of wisdom teeth infection Signs of gum infection caused by wisdom teeth include: red, inflamed gum near the wisdom tooth swelling pain pus coming from the gum swollen and sore lymph nodes underneath the jaw difficulty opening the mouth and swallowing fever bad breath.
If not, you risk getting drysocket , which can be pretty uncomfortable. Drysocket is a more memorable name for what dentists call alveolar oseitis. When you get a tooth removed, a blood clot forms where the tooth was to protect the tissue, bone, and nerves where it once was.
This is a normal part of the healing process. Yogurt, pudding, applesauce and Jell-O are some go-to recovery foods: no chewing involved! Stick to these post-extraction staples for the first 24 hours after your surgery before moving on to soft foods that require chewing.
Mashed potatoes are great for the first few days because you can flavor them with gravy, butter, garlic, sour cream, cheese, the list goes on. You can even eat pancakes! Taking Ibuprofen and using an ice pack can help relieve some of these symptoms while they occur.
Wisdom teeth can take a long time to erupt and are usually not painful the entire time. If you think your wisdom teeth are coming in, visit your dentist immediately to ensure they are not causing damage to any of your other teeth.
We also want to monitor them to ensure they are not developing an infection. If the wisdom teeth are causing issues they may have to be removed.
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