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Wisdom tooth
I'm getting my wisdom tooth... It's been 1 year today since it started to erupt. I had consulted a dentist n he said my tooth is impacting on my 2nd molar n so I HV more pain.. N that I ll HV to remove my wisdom tooth. But is it natural to HV to wisdom tooth erupt for an year?? And cn yu suggest some painkiller for the timing as I won't b able to go to a doctor soon as I'm stuck with office. So at least to reduce the pain for the time being n nxt week I cn get it extracted if needed.
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Since your wisdom tooth is impacted, it might have some direction of eruption other than normal. Hence it is taking time to erupt. It is better to get it extracted as soon as possible.
Next Steps
Consult the clinician.
Health Tips
Do warm saline rinses three times a day for seven days.
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The third molar, more commonly called the "wisdom tooth" tends to erupt during 22-27 yrs of age. As any tooth, it tends to erupt according to the space available. Maybe there isn't much space for it to erupt normally which is why it's impinging on the 2nd molar in front of it.
The pain is caused due to food impaction in this region and subsequent inflammation of the gum area around this troublesome tooth.
OTC pain killers like Signoflam, Flexon etc. help in reducing the pain by reducing the inflammation. Hope this helps! :)
Next Steps
Must schedule a date for a review even if the pain subsides. Advice would be to get it removed if the tooth position is inadequate.
Health Tips
Also try warm water and salt rinses 3-5 times /day.
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