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Recurring pericoronitis
The gum surrounding my lower wisdom teeth gets infected once in a while. I was suggested to extract both of those teeth. But I kept putting it off because of fear of getting my teeth pulled. Now, I have a really bad case of pericoronitis that even my jawbone is hurting above which the affected tooth is located. Is it possible to get my tooth removed as soon as the infection clears up? Or will removing the gum flap work instead of extracting the wisdom teeth?
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Going for extraction is permanent solution to your persisting Pericoronitis, Antibiotics and painkillers will have a symptomatic releif
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Extraction of underlying wisdom tooth as it does not have role in mastication
Health Tips
Avoid eating from affected side and warm saline rinses for a week will subside your problem for some days
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Hello ma'am, yes you can go for extraction. Please share your radiographic and clinical photographs. Only operculectomy (flap removal) will cause recurrence in future so better go for extraction but before going for it x-ray evaluation is necessary.
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Share the xray of the wisdom tooth and removal of the wisdom tooth is the best possible treatment in these type of cases. Because of the impacted teeth thats hurting your cheek and gums and causes swelling due to whic yiu won’t be able to open your moith also and this will keep on repeating until you go for removal of the tooth.
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Share xray of the wisdom tooth
Health Tips
Clean the area and apply oragel that will decrease your pain for a while
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