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2020-12-24 17:25:43
My lower back tooth is paining so much .and also gums are swollen near it...its colour has changed to greyish black...does it need to be extracted as I am really scared about the procedure
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You might need a root canal treatment followed by cap if the concerned tooth is not the wisdom tooth.If the concerned tooth is a wisdom tooth,then removal will be the better option.
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Visit a Dentist.

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According to your age and description this is a probable case of pericoronitis related to impacted third molar or wisdom tooth. For confirmatory diagnosis clinical evaluation needed. After clinical evaluation and xray taken further procedure will be described. Generally wisdom should get extracted.
Next Steps
visit nearby dental clinic asap
Health Tips
1)take pain killer (eg: zerodol-P) for pain relief. 2)warm salt water mouth gargle 3-4 times daily

Answered2020-12-25 02:32:49

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