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Gum flap hanging loose
My wisdom never came out.
All of a sudden, I can feel a flap of gum hanging there. It's not hurting but it used to hurts earlier sometimes when I ate from that side. It's bleeding very little.
What should I do, especially in a situation where the dentists are only available for tele consultation, please suggest.
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Your wisdom teeth is partially erupted and is covered by gum tissue..
Do warm saline gargles
Keep that area clean
Don't bite from that side..if pain occurs take
Tab zerodol p twice daily for three days
Tab augmentin 625mg twice daily for three days
Cap biglac twice daily for three days
Next Steps
get this teeth removed as opposite tooth would hurt the gums surrounding it and lead to infection
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Start warm saline rinses thrice a day.
Betadine mouthwash(1:4) with water twice a day.
Maintain oral hygiene.
Next Steps
When things get normal, get an IOPA /OPG done. After that visit a dentist for treatment.
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You need to extract the impacted one. But for this time being use rexidine m forte gel at that site.
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Luke warm salt water gargling at this point.
And forceful gargling after any food intake.
BETADINE mouth gargling once in every 2 days. 10 drops directly in mouth and hold for 2-3 minutes,after meal. Once in every 2 days.do not eat drink or rinse for next half an hour.
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visit dentist to check if any calculus formation or initial caries to the impacted tooth.
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Hii dear...if it is not hurting..then it is ok...don't bother much...just make sure you make proper cleaning of that region...for further information... chat privately...
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Due to the lack of space in your upper jaw the tooth is partially erupted and in wrong position ;tilted buccally.
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its better to have one DENTAL OPG. done
and visit near by dentist also
Health Tips
Tab. zenflox -oz 6 tablets twice daily after food
Tab. zerodol-sp 6 tablets twice daily after food
cap. Pan d 6 tablets twice daily before food
orahex mouth wash
lukewarm salt water gargle 3 times a day
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Hello
Welcome to practo
Ur condition is called pericoronitis where the wisdom tooth is not erupting (coming out ) straight due to less space in jaw and also tilted position of tooth
Take medication for now
Rx
Tab Augmentin 625 mg. BD
Tab Diclomol. BD
Tab Pan 40. OD
M/W betabine (use 3-4 times a day)
Take it for 5 days
Next Steps
Visit a dentist for further treatment, it may require removal of tooth or just removal of the tissue which is bothering depends on the clinical and radio graphical examination
Health Tips
Maintain oral hygiene , brush twice , keep that area clean, rinse ur mouth everytime u eat , warm saline rinses will also help
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Dr. Mayank Malik
Dental Surgeon
6 yrs exp
Kota
The tooth is partially erupted...if there is no pain just do warm salt water rinses 2-3 times daily for a week....and if it pains sometimes you can take 2 ketrol dt tablets together maximum upto 6 tablets per day
Next Steps
this problem can repeat again and again...if it does so and pain or infection occurs....the permanent solution is extraction but for now no need for that
Health Tips
keep the area clean along with mandatory warm salt water rinses
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Dr. Aayushi Kothari
Dentist
9 yrs exp
Bhavnagar
You can wait and watch for few days.
In such case , gum flare skin can be trimmed or cut with help of scissors but to be done by dentist only.
Next Steps
If pain occurs or swelling occurs , You Can take:
1) cap mox500mg thrice a day for 5days
2)tab metrogyl 400mg twice a day for 3days
3)tab ran tax d twice a day before meal for 5days
Health Tips
1)Maintain oral hygiene and avoid any food lodgement.
2)warm saline gargles after every meal .
3) avoid hard food chewing on that side for a time being.
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