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Suggest Treatment For Soreness In Jaw Due To Wisdom Tooth Coming Out
Hi. I am 17 years old and think that my second wisdom tooth is coming in, as I began to feel it yesterday. I do have a throat infection and just attributed the soreness in my jaw to be because of the illness but now I feel a little bit of an outer dent in my jaw. The problem is, I am going on vacation tomorrow for 5 days. If it is a wisdom tooth, will it be detrimental to my health if I dont get it treated in the next week?
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
helloo....read thru ur query....throat infection can be due to errupting wisdom tooth...it might get infected due to accumulation of debris between tooth and flap..but dont worry ..u can take antibiotics(amoxicillin+metronidazole) and pain killer(diclofenac).for 5 days...do hydrogenperoxide mouth rinse...and do salt water gargle twice daily.....meet an oral surgeon after coming from vacation and get the treatment done based on clinical picture and xrays..hope ur benefitted by my reply..enjoy ur vacation..have a healthy day!!!
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The soreness in the jaw could be because of the gum infection over the wisdom tooth (pericoronal infection).
Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule the amount of space present for the tooth to erupt if space is there for the tooth to erupt then the gum covering over the wisdom tooth can be removed.
If the space is not available then you have to get the wisdom tooth removed.
you can go for vacation, but if the infection gets aggravated then you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic). once the infectioon comes down get the tooth removed.
Do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you, take care.
The soreness in the jaw could be because of the gum infection over the wisdom tooth (pericoronal infection).
Consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule the amount of space present for the tooth to erupt if space is there for the tooth to erupt then the gum covering over the wisdom tooth can be removed.
If the space is not available then you have to get the wisdom tooth removed.
you can go for vacation, but if the infection gets aggravated then you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic). once the infectioon comes down get the tooth removed.
Do saline gargling. i hope my answer will help you, take care.
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