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Gums Problem
Swollen and pain in last teeth (Wisdom tooth) and Few days before some food got stuck there...I tried with toothpick but now it is swollen and paining.
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It will recur again and again unless the tooth is extracted , this is due to the formation of a soft tissue cover around the impacted tooth ,this pocket allows the bacteria and infection to proliferate leading to inflammation and pain !
Next Steps
Temporary pain relief can be attained by antibiotics and pain killers
Health Tips
Ofloxacin and ornidazole antibiotics and ketorol dt for pain along with betadine mouth wash ! Will reduce pain and inflammation , eventually you need to undergo extraction as a permanent cure ! Take care
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