Hi, my left wisdom tooth is comin through but has only partially come through and I have a flap of come now because of it, it s not that painful but this morning I noticed my gum was yellow like a spot so I pushed on it and puss and blood came out! I ve been doing salt wash before today as that s what I got told to do by my dentist with my other wisdom tooth! What is this?!
Hi, Thank you for the query. Wisdom tooth usually when erupting develops peritonitis i.e.infection caused due to the foodlodgement in and around the flap and getting inflamed leading to formation of abscess. This is what has happened in you case as well, the yellow spot is the abscess. I suggest you to get an x-ray done and visit your dentist for the treatment. Operculectomy is the procedure to be performed in this case where the flap leading to food lodgment and infection will be removed exposing the teeth. This should be followed by a course of antibiotics and analgesics. If teeth is impacted and decayed then it has to be removed surgically. Hope this information helps you.