We keep wondering why wisdom tooth is called wisdom tooth? Extooth has got answers to all the questions you have been wondering regarding your wisdom tooth. What to do when wisdom tooth pain?
A wisdom tooth is called so due to the age of its eruption.
A wisdom tooth or third molar shoots at 17-25 years of age.
This is the age at which men and women mature adults and probably wiser. The age when you get wisdom.
If adults have been called up for an unknown pain at the back of your teeth, there are high chances that your wisdom tooth is erupting.
WHY DOES WISDOM TOOTH PAIN?
Jaws develop in a downward and forward direction. The growth of the jaw and movement occurs in the forward direction, so anything that interferes with such a moment will cause a decreased space.
Nature tries to eliminate the disused organs.
Due to varying nutritional practices, the use of large, strong jaws has been practically abolished. Thus, over the centuries, the jaw decreased in size, leaving insufficient room for third molars.
Heredity is the most obvious cause. The hereditary transmission of short jaws and big teeth from progenitors to siblings.
By this age, all your teeth have erupted. Lack of space in the mouth prevents your wisdom tooth from erupting in the mouth. A wisdom tooth is positioned against another tooth, bone, or gums so that its further eruption is unlikely.
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SYMPTOMS OF WISDOM TOOTH PAIN
Difficulty in opening the mouth
Pain
Bad breath
Headache
Jaw ache
Unpleasant taste
Pus discharge
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T GET A WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTED?
Pain in the jaw and backside of the mouth without any apparent cause of PAIN
Pericoronitis is a soft tissue fold covering the erupting wisdom tooth
Tooth decay : 3% to 15% of the wisdom tooth are present with decay due to the inaccessibility of cleaning the area.
Difficulty eating
Soreness
Facial swelling of the affected side
The raised temperature of the body
Lymph nodes enlargement
Risk of Cyst and Tumour development: Formation of follicular cyst in 1 to 5 %; Tumors arising in the follicular (Dentigerous cysts) in 0.1 to 0.2%
HOW LONG DOES WISDOM TOOTH GROWING PAIN LAST?
It depends on a lot of circumstances.
It takes about three months to three years, usually if the jaw size is giving enough space for at least half the tooth to erupt.
If it’s the horizontally placed, it may not erupt ever. If it’s a horizontal tooth, it will push you back, and front teeth later, which would become crowded teeth later.
So take care, and do not hesitate to visit your dentist to find out what it’s going on beneath the surface of the gum.
WHEN DO I NEED MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVED?
When your wisdom tooth has ejected more than one third but less than two-third in the mouth
When you don’t have any associated pain or infection since local anesthesia doesn’t work in infection
Completely asymptomatic (painless)
SHOULD I GET MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVED?
A strong suggestion for removal of wisdom teeth should be complemented with a strong contraindication to its preservation. Basically, when your wisdom tooth pain.
If your tooth is totally asymptomatic and is not causing any obstacle, you can keep it.
WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION COMPLICATIONS
Every surgery comes with some complications.
Pain
Swelling/edema
Trismus (difficulty opening the mouth)
Infection
Jaw pain
DRY SOCKET
The frequency between 3% and 25%.
More distinguished in smokers and Women using oral contraceptives.
Falls during the 3rd – 4th post operated day
THE GOAL OF DRY SOCKET TREATMENT IS RELIEF OF PAIN
Watering of extraction site & Placement of eugenol dressing
The pain normally settles within 3-5 days but up to 10 to 14 days.
OTHER COMPLICATIONS
Ringing, singing or buzzing sound in the ear
Dimness of the vision
Blindness
Pain and swelling of the face
Trismus (difficulty opening the mouth)
TOOTH REMOVAL RECOVERY TIPS
Pressure pack –
Ice application 1 hour after the surgery
Wisdom teeth recovery food??
Try to eat cold food items for the first 24 hours of surgery to reduce swelling.
A soft diet should be taken for the first two days
1st dose of analgesic should be taken before the anesthetic effect of Local anesthesia wears off.
Avoid strenuous exercises for first 24 hours.
Avoid gargling/spitting/smoking/drinking with a straw.
Do Warm water saline gargling after 24 hours. Use mouthwash regularly thereafter.
Suture removal on the 5th Postoperative day
PAIN 10 DAYS AFTER WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL?
DRY SOCKET
20% of the extraction of mandibular 3rd molar
2% of routine extraction
DRY SOCKET SYMPTOMS
Moderate to severe pain generally develops on the third or fourth day after surgery.
Dull aching pain usually radiates to the ear
Bad breath
Unpleasant taste
WHAT DOES DRY SOCKET LOOK LIKE?
A dry socket feels like an empty socket or a dry hole at the site of wisdom tooth.
HOW TO PREVENT DRY SOCKET?
A dislodged clot after tooth extraction can cause a dry socket.
Dry socket happens mostly due to smoking or if you don’t brush or floss properly.
Dry socket can be prevented by avoiding smoking for at least a week after wisdom tooth extraction and maintaining proper hygiene.
Avoid drinking through a straw after surgery.
DRY SOCKET TREATMENT
- warm saline rinse
Dry socket is treated with antifibrinolytic agents and painkillers.
Gentle irrigation with warm saline followed by superficial suctioning helps to relieve pain.
Pack iodoform gauze soaked with medications by your dentist and changed every day for 3-6 days.
Have your dentist check your wisdom teeth when you have wisdom tooth pain. Your dentist can advise you to choose what’s best for you.
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