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Wisdom tooth
There is slight irritation in the left side of my mouth due to recent growth of wisdom tooth. It does not cause much pain but sometimes there is irritation.
Five years ago, I had braces and extraction of 4 teeth to make space for wisdom teeth and avoid crowding. How can I minimize the irritation??
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Get the x ray done to know exact position
Start rinses
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Mostly whenever you get ortho (braces) treatment done it is advisable to get the impacted/ erupting 3rd molars (wisdom teeth) removed, as the pressure from the last teeth/ wisdom molars can lead to relapse of the ortho treated teeth. Getting the other 4 teeth removed during the ortho procedure was to create space for moving /adjusting your teeth to create better alignment of your malpositioned teeth. The pain/irritation that you are feeling now is from the wisdom tooth (as you have mentioned). Now the wisdom tooth can create irritation because of different reasons, for eg.- 1) the tooth is erupting normally in correct place and it’s just the eruption process causing pain OR 2) the tooth is not able to erupt/ come out properly from the bone into the oral cavity/mouth because there is less space or may be the direction of the tooth isn’t correct OR 3) the erupting tooth is poking into the soft tissues like gums or cheek. Now to confirm which one of these is the problem in your case you need to visit your dentist. He will do an examination of the mouth and might need to take a few X-rays to come to the conclusion. Depending on the situation he will suggest you to either get the tooth removed or to go for recontouring of the soft tissues or to just leave it like this only (if nothing is wrong and the tooth looks promising to come to correct position by natural eruption procedure).
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Operculectomy .u need to get it done. It removes soft tissue or else there will be food accumulation and decay beneath the soft tissue it's a very basic procedure.
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get a rvg done in case of impacted teeth.
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extraction of the wisdom tooth is advised if impacted tooth is rotated horizontally causing adjacent proximal second molar surfaces to decay in the future
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Maintain oral hygiene and visit dentist if problem persists.
Use mouthwash or saline water rinse.
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Permanent solution : remove wisdom teeth
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you just maintain oral hygiene in that area, if you will be able to maintain oral hygiene yours irritation will be reduced. moreover you can do warm saline rinse whenever irritation is there. if problem persist consult good Dental surgeon of your area
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Usually braces is done for mal alignment correction. Wisdom tooth eruption definitely depends on jaw space available but also depends on the angle of wisdom tooth.
Maintain good oral hygiene. Use mouthwash or warm saline water gargle.
Visit dentist for clinical examination and grinding of tooth if dentist advices grinding after thorough examination.
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Dr. Soniya Tinna
Dentist
17 yrs exp
Pune
Hi, kindly consult a dentist for your problem. Cleaning and cauterization of the overgrowing tissue can help solve the problem.
Regards,
Dr Soniya.
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