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Swollen gums wisdom tooth
I have 2 wisdom teeth erupting. The gums have swollen and have form a flap like thing over the tooth, now it hurts when I close the jaw or bite.
I noticed today morning that the there was a hint of blood.
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Your age is 22.. There's no chance it will erupt further. And in all likelihood, your upper wisdom tooth might be pressing on the flap of lower wisdom tooth. In my clinical experience as an oral surgeon, the symptoms you are giving are of upper tooth crushing the flap over lower tooth. Get an xray done. If the lower third molar is partially visible and partially covered, get an operculectomy done if it's vertical.. Get it extracted if rotated in any other position. And also get the status of your upper third molar checked too. Take care
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Warm saline rinses should help.
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