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How To Treat A Molar Covered By The Gum?
The last moller in my mouth on the bottom left corner is covered by my gums, and eveytime i touch it or poke at it, it hurts and also when I smell my finger after i touched it, my finger smells like poop, can you please tell me what it is , and what i should do
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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The third molar eruption takes a varied amount of time to erupt or not to erupt in the oral cavity.The gum called operculum usually gets infected because of the food debris ,which being a difficult area to access while brushing causes the foul smell and sometimes infection.
Keep the area clean by proper brushing,saline gargling .
Visit a local dentist and get an X-ray done to know the exact location of the tooth.If it is in impacted you can have it removed.If the position is correct ,then you can get the covered gum over it removed for its eruption (operculectomy).
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks and regards.
Read your query.
The third molar eruption takes a varied amount of time to erupt or not to erupt in the oral cavity.The gum called operculum usually gets infected because of the food debris ,which being a difficult area to access while brushing causes the foul smell and sometimes infection.
Keep the area clean by proper brushing,saline gargling .
Visit a local dentist and get an X-ray done to know the exact location of the tooth.If it is in impacted you can have it removed.If the position is correct ,then you can get the covered gum over it removed for its eruption (operculectomy).
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks and regards.
I find this answer helpful
Thanks for using Health Care Magic.
Read your query.
The third molar eruption takes a varied amount of time to erupt or not to erupt in the oral cavity.The gum called operculum usually gets infected because of the food debris ,which being a difficult area to access while brushing causes the foul smell and sometimes infection.
Keep the area clean by proper brushing,saline gargling .
Visit a local dentist and get an X-ray done to know the exact location of the tooth.If it is in impacted you can have it removed.If the position is correct ,then you can get the covered gum over it removed for its eruption (operculectomy).
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks and regards.
Read your query.
The third molar eruption takes a varied amount of time to erupt or not to erupt in the oral cavity.The gum called operculum usually gets infected because of the food debris ,which being a difficult area to access while brushing causes the foul smell and sometimes infection.
Keep the area clean by proper brushing,saline gargling .
Visit a local dentist and get an X-ray done to know the exact location of the tooth.If it is in impacted you can have it removed.If the position is correct ,then you can get the covered gum over it removed for its eruption (operculectomy).
Hope this was helpful.
Thanks and regards.
I find this answer helpful
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