On 1 side of my mouth the gums/cheeck touch the wisdom tooth. Usually it isn't a terrible problem.
However, occasionally it swells up making is hard to close my mouth, difficult to brush and hard to eat.
I brush and eat carefully and do my very best to keep the space between the wisdom tooth and gum free of anything. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening, or more importantly is there anything I can do to reduce the swelling and discomfort when it does happen?
Going to a dentist probably isn't an option as I do not have insurance and am unwilling to pay huge amounts of money.
2006-07-11 04:08:54 · 5 answers · asked by gravvyboat 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Well the swelling is caused by inflamation of the gums around your wisdom tooth. Then you have the added problem of when it swells your opposite teeth bite on it! then it swells from being bitten... DOH! The only way to prevent it as you have mentioned is to keep it really clean.. I'd advise trying to gently jiggle your toothbrush bristles into the space between your gum and your tooth when you brush regularly to reduce the inflammation. Other than that, you might want to try savacol Mouthwash, it has chlorhexadine in it which can help kill some of the bad bacteria which is causing the swelling in the first place. if that don't work maybe if you could get your hand on a syringe of some sort to squirt savacol under your gum might help. Other than that you either need the tooth out, or the other option is to cut away the gum covering your tooth.. Ever seen Cast away, maybe an ice skate will help :) Otherwise get a healthcare card and rock up to one of those free government dental clinics.
2006-07-11 04:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by BouncingMolar 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It swells up either because the tooth is growing in more and irritating the skin or because you are getting food stuck in there. I had that same problem. The only permanent solution is to get the tooth pulled. There really is nothing that you can do to prevent it from happening, and ibuprofen will only help so much. Also, leaving the wisdom tooth in crowds your other teeth and is really hard on their roots. That will cause even more problems for you further down the road.
2006-07-11 12:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem. The dentist recommended having my wisdom teeth pulled. So I did. However, now I have four holes in the back of my mouth that swell up and cause the same pain as before. I just recommend ibuprofen to reduce the swelling when it gets bad. However, it is not a permanent solution. Sorry.
2006-07-11 11:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by christmas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just go to the dentist and ask what is wrong and what can you do to reduce the pain. You dont have to make an appointment to get it fixed you could just ask the dentist whats wrong so he or she ooculd give you some pointers.
2006-07-11 11:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by Pre lives on 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good luck the best thing to do is pull it out...........
or wait a very long time for it to be fully out of the gum only then will the pain stop..... sucky though now you no how a baby feels *L*
2006-07-11 11:13:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋