What does it feel like to have wisdom teeth?

It is usually very painful to grow wisdom teeth, which can easily lead to symptoms of swelling. It is also an important cause of oral ulcers and gingivitis. Therefore, you should be careful when you grow wisdom teeth. At this time, you can rinse your mouth with some salt water. If the condition is more serious, you can also use hydrogen peroxide to rinse your mouth, which has a good anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect. In addition, based on the shape and symptoms of the wisdom teeth, you should consider whether to remove them.

What to do when wisdom teeth grow

Wisdom teeth are the extra teeth that grow in our mouths. We also call them grown teeth. This phenomenon is very common in normal times. The incidence of wisdom teeth is very high. Do you know about wisdom teeth? Is it very uncomfortable to have pain when wisdom teeth grow? Let's see what to do if wisdom teeth hurt?

1. Rinse your mouth alternately with hydrogen peroxide and salt water. Rinse your mouth with hydrogen peroxide first. Add twice the amount of water to the hydrogen peroxide. Do not use the original solution. Then gargle with salt water several times a day and the symptoms will be relieved. It is very effective for mild wisdom tooth inflammation. [2]2. Infusion therapy. If the inflammation of the wisdom tooth is severe and not under control in time, it is necessary to use infusion for treatment, because taking anti-inflammatory drugs at this stage of wisdom tooth inflammation will not have much effect. [2]

3. Remove wisdom teeth. For wisdom teeth that are often inflamed, we should go to a dental hospital to have them removed, because wisdom teeth themselves are of little use to us and there is no need to keep them. Of course, in a small number of cases where the wisdom teeth are in the correct position and there are wisdom teeth in the opposite jaw and their position is relatively normal, you can also consider retaining the wisdom teeth. In addition, most wisdom teeth need to be extracted. [2]4. Local treatment: Local treatment of pericoronitis of wisdom teeth is very important. The blind bag can be flushed with 1-3% hydrogen peroxide solution, saline or other sterile solution every day, and then 3% iodine glycerol can be injected. Also give gargle with compound borax solution or furacillin solution several times a day. In the early stages, local physical therapy and external application of Chinese herbal medicine can also be used to help absorb inflammation. Acupuncture therapy can relieve pain and improve mouth opening. If abscess cavity is formed, it can be incised and drained. 5. Treat the pathogenic tooth: After the acute inflammation subsides, the pathogenic tooth should be further treated to prevent recurrence. If the teeth are in the correct position, can erupt normally, and have opposing teeth to perform chewing function, a pericoronal gingival flap wedge resection can be performed. Otherwise it should be removed. [2]6. Simple home care: rinse your mouth with warm water or salt water or oral rinse every day; rinse the crown bag with a sterilized injection needle twisted and chlorhexidine or hydrogen peroxide and saline; take sulfonamides orally and inject antibiotics if necessary. If abscesses form, go to a hospital for specialist diagnosis and treatment; you can also take Niuhuang Jiedu Pills, take 1-2 pills each time, twice a day, or Jiedu Xiaoyan Pills, take 4-6 pills each time, three times a day.

What to do if your gums swell and hurt when your wisdom teeth grow

1. Pay attention to personal hygiene and clean your mouth frequently. Because wisdom teeth are at the back, it is inconvenient to clean. You can choose to use mouthwash or gargle with warm water and salt. Gargle with warm water and salt is the fastest way to relieve pain because salt itself has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. 2 You can use ice compress method, cut the ice into small pieces, and then put the ice on the inflamed area, which is very effective in relieving pain. If you can't stand the stimulation of ice, you can choose to put the ice on the outside of the inflamed teeth and apply cold compress against your face. After you get used to it, you can put the ice inside. 3 If there is no relief, you can go to the hospital for intravenous anti-inflammatory treatment. After the inflammation is eliminated, take an X-ray to see if the growth is normal before considering whether to remove it. Try not to pull it out if you can.

<<: What causes tongue pain?

>>: Why do I have a headache in an air-conditioned room?