SEVERE pain around newly rising wisdom tooth!?
I have fibromyalgia so for the past week I thought the pain from my wisdom tooth was just a flare, however now I think it could be something else. The gums above the tooth, slightly on the inside of my mouth around the tooth, and on the side facing the cheek are a bit bubbly I guess the word would be. It went away yesterday when the tooth started to come out more, but then it reappeared. There is an actual bubble on top of the tooth. The pain is severe, going from the tooth into my jaw, cheek, neck, and ear!!! It hurts SEVERELY to swallow, and to chew on that side, chew something too small, and to close my mouth. I looked up pain relief, seeing if there was like a time limit to the pain, or a threshold, but with putting in my symptoms, all I saw was IMPACTED TOOTH and PERICORONITIS. I was told when i was 12 having my 2nd molars coming in, that I needed a spacer, but then my mouth made room for them, so the doctor decided not to do it. I still have a baby tooth on top, but these wisdom teeth are on bottom. I have on partially showing, but it stopped coming in, there is nothing wrong with it, but I do notice it is slightly tilted so perhaps is impacted as well, and just stopped growing. This new one I can feel with my tongue is out a bit, but the swelling of my cheek and gums is too much for me to see if it is actually coming in sideways. Is it more likely that this is that infection with an impacted tooth, or are these symptoms common? My fiance said he never had this, but did have the severe pain, but he always has pain when it comes to his teeth (he HATES dentists and has not gone since a school required it). My breath isn't bad that I know of, but I cannot even brush the tooth next to this wisdom tooth coming in without blood and so much pain I start crying. Can someone please help me? If I go to a dentist what will they do? I only have HMO...
I still brush my teeth, its just PAINFUL. I did it anyway, and the gums where it is, but it hurts sooo bad!
Public Comments
1. I would go to the doctor ASAP because from what it sounds like, it will only get worse. The longer you go without brushing your teeth will negatively impact the surrounding teeth (ie. decay and need to go to dentist). It sounds like it's impacted and has erupted. Go the doctor ASAP and get surgery to relieve pain. The choice is pain and money versus your personal comfort (now and future comfort) as well as health in future.2. It sounds like both IMPACTED TOOTH and PERICORONITIS.
PERICORONITIS is an infection of the gumflap because the food and germs get trapped under there and it makes it veryyy hard to clean. please go ot the dentist and have it checked out.
3. Food is getting trapped between the gum and tooth. Try rinsing with warm salt water. If you can, go see the dentist. He/she will prescribe you antibiotics and give you a prescription for pain. The pain will eventually go away, but it will surely come back again in the future. It sounds like you may need to eventually remove the wisdom teeth.
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