should i see a surgeon for my wisdom teeth that have been abcessed for over a year now?

Question

MY wisdom teeth have been coming in since i found out i was pregnant with my first child . she is now 7 months old and it is abcessing again. it is bearly coming in and i can hardly chew should i see an oral surgeon right away?

Answer 1

yes should have the tooth removed by dental surgen without delay. Otherwise you will have acute pain and problems.

I also removed like that and with that whatever Wisdom I had also gone. It is only a joke. You do not worry and see the dental surgeon. Best of luck-

Answer 2

I am not trying to give you a smart remark, but please read on. I don't think that you actually know what an abcess is. An abcess is a pocket of infection. You could not go a year with a pocket of infection- it would escalate probably into the sinus cavity and if left untreated til a year later, you would more than likely die before a year had passed.
What you are experiencing is the same thing as your 7 month old cutting her teeth. The wisdom tooth cuts and tries to push through for a few weeks, then will stop and remain dormant for a period of time, then cut again, then stop again, and the cycle goes on. It is very painful when they are cutting through, especially if they do not have the proper room to break through the gumline, which is main reason one of them doesn't cut through all at one time.
I would go and see a regular dentist and he/she can diagnosis whether or not surgical intervention would be necessary.
I hope this helped you understand what is going on with your tooth. Same thing happened with mine, and I agree is quite unpleasant and painful. Good luck.

Answer 3

NO!!!!!!

I recently had a tooth pulled while abcessed. It is a horrible pain. I was talking with my mother and she had it done once as well. She said the pain is WORSE than child-birth (I was a smaller baby, but still).

Visit a dentist that pulls/doctor and take anti-biotics first, get rid of the abcess, then go get the teeth removed.

I thought it wouldn't be as bad as the pain I was feeling as I had a tooth pulled before that was in pain but not abcessed and it was quite easy and painless once out, but even after being shot up with a bunch of novacaine, then waiting 20 minutes and getting shot up with a ton more novacaine, it was still the most miserable experience in my life. I had wisdom teeth in sideways and I thought I was prepared since that hurt a lot afterwards from all the twisting of my neck and jaw to get it out and was still very tolerable.

The pain did subside quickly for me, less than 2 hours. Actually before I could get the hydracodone (vicodin), because the place I turned in the prescription was backed up for over an hour.

If you do decide to go ahead ... have someone else drive you. These is little chance you will be able to or want to drive. It might not be that bad, mine was in a sensitive spot as well, but everyone I talked to, had a similar experience.

Answer 4

Your physician may prescribe an antibiotic in lieu of your scheduling an appointment with an oral surgeon. If you are breast-feeding, it may not be that simple.

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Erupting or impacted molars, particularly 3rd molars, can be painful and may cause inflammation of adjacent soft tissue (pericoronitis) that can progress to serious infection. Treatment is with chlorhexidine rinses or hypertonic saltwater soaks (a tablespoon of salt mixed in a glass of hot water—no hotter than the coffee or tea a patient normally drinks). The salt water is held in the mouth on the affected side until it cools and then is expectorated and immediately replaced with another mouthful. Three or 4 glasses of salt water gargle a day usually controls inflammation and pain until the tooth can be removed. Antibiotics are appropriate if dental care is delayed.

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Answer 5

Yes, see a dentist.

You will need a precription to reduce the absess in your teeth. Most oral surgeons will not extract absessed teeth until the infection is controlled.

The probability is very high that your wisdom teeth should be extracted

Answer 6

People have actually DIED from abcessing teeth. You need to be on antibiotics and have the teeth removed if they are impacted or if your dentist feel they need to be removed.
In the meanwhile use oral gel or clove oil to help with the pain and keep the area disinfected.
See your dentist as soon as possible.

Answer 7

Yes, abcesses contain poisons that can spead throughout your system. I don't know how you could have stood the pain. Talk to your oral surgeon. He'll have to give you antibiotics for that abcess before he can work on your teeth.

Answer 8

YES! You should do it by yesterday!!! People have died from blood poisoning because of abcessed wisdom teeth! For your little girls sake- call the dentist in the morning, & tell him/her your problem & that you need an Appointment ASAP !!! If not for you, then for your childs future...

Answer 9

You should see a dentist, chances are you need antibiotics to fight the infection and talk to him about extracting the teeth if they are causing consistent problems. Wisdom teeth are not required for proper chewing and are commonly removed due to issues like you are having.

It is VERY rare for serious complications to arise, don't freak out, but do get it looked at!

Answer 10

Nah, just let the rot set in. Eventually, your lower jaw will just fall off, and you won't have to worry about it anymore.

Or, if you're the do-it-yourself type, just grab an icepick and go nuts. What could possibly go wrong?


For christ's sake, you should have gone 6 months ago, why ask a bunch of unqualified non-professionals now?