What to do when wisdom teeth hurt

Many people have had wisdom teeth. If you have wisdom teeth, the most obvious symptom is pain. This pain has a great impact on us and will affect our normal life and work. Some wisdom teeth pain will spread to the ears and throat and last for several days. Some people will take some anti-inflammatory drugs, such as amoxicillin, but there will still be pain. So what should I do if wisdom teeth hurt?

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?

Inflammation treatment

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 treatment. If the inflammation of the wisdom tooth is severe and not controlled in time, it is necessary to treat it through infusion, 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 wisdom tooth pericoronitis 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: You can rinse your mouth with warm water or salt water or oral rinse every day; for flushing, you can use a sterilized injection needle to bend it and use chlorhexidine or hydrogen peroxide and normal saline to flush the crown bag; you can take sulfonamides orally, and inject antibiotics when necessary. If abscesses are formed, you should go to a hospital for specialist diagnosis and treatment; you can also use: Niuhuang Jiedu Pills, take 1-2 pills each time, twice a day, or Jiedu Xiaoyan Pills, take 4-6 pills each time, 3 times a day.

Removal Instructions

Because the removal of wisdom teeth, especially impacted wisdom teeth, is highly technical and difficult, if you want to have them removed, you must go to a regular dental hospital. The following points should be noted before and after tooth extraction:

1. Wisdom teeth should be removed only when there is no local inflammation or the inflammation is mild. If the inflammation is severe, you should first take oral anti-inflammatory drugs or intravenous antibiotics, and then go to the hospital for removal after the inflammation is eliminated. You can gargle with salt water you prepare yourself, which is effective in eliminating inflammation. If the inflammation is severe, you should go to the hospital in time and take medication under the guidance of a doctor.

2. If you want to remove a troublesome wisdom tooth, it is recommended to go to the hospital in the morning. The first reason is that in the morning, people's physical indicators, such as blood pressure, tend to be stable, can resist major damage, and are less likely to have abnormal conditions. In addition, if there are any problems after surgery, it is easier to deal with them during the day than at night, and it is more convenient to see a doctor.

3. Except for those who need to measure fasting blood sugar and other tests after arriving at the hospital, other patients are advised to see a doctor after eating, otherwise it is easy to cause hypoglycemia and symptoms such as dizziness. Women are prohibited from having their teeth extracted during menstruation.

4. Doctors in regular dental hospitals have good operating skills and good anesthesia effects. Except for slight pain when anesthesia is injected, tooth extraction is basically painless. Patients only need to open their mouths wide to cooperate with the doctor's operation. They can relax and don't need to worry or be nervous.

5. After the doctor extracts the tooth, the patient will be asked to gently bite a cotton ball or gauze roll at the extraction site in his mouth. Generally, the patient should bite the cotton ball or gauze for about 40 minutes to an hour, otherwise it will easily bleed. You cannot rinse your mouth or brush your teeth within 24 hours after tooth extraction, but you can drink a small amount of water. Try not to lick or suck the wound with your tongue. Eat mainly soft and cold food, and try to chew with the opposite side.

6. For teeth that are misaligned or take a long time to operate, the patient may experience slight swelling on the face after the operation. After tooth extraction, patients can use ice cubes to apply cold compresses to the face corresponding to the wound, which can reduce the degree of local swelling. Remember not to apply heat within 24 hours.

7. After wisdom teeth are removed, patients generally need to take oral anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent wound infection. For teeth that are severely damaged and difficult to extract, the chance of infection is high and it is best to give antibiotics intravenously for 2 to 3 days. For these types of teeth, doctors will generally give medical advice after extraction.

8. It is normal to have a small amount of blood in the mouth 24 hours after tooth extraction. Don't panic. If bleeding occurs, go to the hospital immediately for treatment.

9. After the effect of tooth extraction anesthesia wears off, the patient will generally feel slight discomfort. If the patient experiences significant pain, a small amount of painkillers can be taken orally to relieve the pain. The swelling and discomfort will generally subside or decrease 3-5 days after tooth extraction. If the patient shows signs of worsening, there is a high possibility of wound infection and the patient should go to the hospital immediately.

10. For those who have their wound sutured after tooth extraction, they should go to the hospital to remove the sutures after one week. Wisdom teeth on the opposite side that need further extraction are usually performed one week after the last extraction.

You cannot lick wisdom teeth with your tongue;

What should I do if I feel pain when my wisdom teeth grow? The chance of wisdom teeth appearing is very high. Many people don’t know what to do when facing wisdom teeth. The pain has made them lose their minds and they have lost interest in life. They don’t know what to do. If wisdom teeth grow, they must be treated in time, especially to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. You can eat some foods that clear heat.