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Lower Jaw Ache (left side)
A week ago I was suffering from severe jaw ache (left side). Had a few antibiotics as prescribed by a physician due to absence of any observable teeth decay. Later I was advised to take an X-RAY as the stiffness and trouble in eating with the left side continued. A family doctor after seeing the X-ray suggests wisdom tooth removal stating it to be impacted followed by root canal of the near by tooth which has just started decaying.
However, I have heard that without removing the impacted wisdom tooth, saving the partially infected tooth is possible. Kindly suggest. I have also been advised to subsequently remove all the other wisdom teeth (up and below) to avoid complications like this that "may" arise in the future.
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hello,
pain could be due to eruption of wisdom tooth. you can do warm salt water rinses as a home remedy. but this will give you only temporary relief from pain. the best treatment for wisdom tooth is to get it removed. If there is an infection to the root of the neighbouring tooth, you need to get it treated.
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Wisdom teeth generally erupt after jaw growth has completed and because of discrepancy of space either they partially come out or stay embedded in bone (impacted tooth) and keep causing problems invariably warranting removal to prevent further complications like damage to adjacent tooth or swelling or infection leading to difficulty in mouth opening.
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Strongly recommend removal of the wisdom tooth.
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Dr. Dimple Ajwani
Dentist
9 yrs exp
Pune
Hello Ma'am
Greetings of the day. Wisdom teeth cause problems due to the lack of space since they erupt after complete growth of the jaw. Removal of the wisdom tooth is the only solution to relieve you from the pain and reduce the stiffness of the jaw.
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Recommend removal of the wisdom tooth
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Dr. Manav Ahuja
General Physician
21 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Wisdom teeth do cause similar symptoms as described by you,get them removed if you want a permanent solution
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Removal
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Get it done by an oral surgeon
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