Last night I discovered that one of my upper wisdom teeth has sort of erupted (a corner is sticking out) and there was slight soreness in the inside gumline of the tooth in front of it. This morning when I woke up I had a small, painful bump on the end of my tongue that appears whitish and has developed though the day. Additionally the soreness of the gumline is still there, but that and one other place feels a bit rough. Are these things to be expected or should I be concerned that something else is happening?
Hi, Thanks fora king the query, Wisdom tooth is the last tooth to erupt in the oral cavity and is often tilted, maligned and impacted in the jaw bone, this area is difficult to clean and leads to food lodgment and bacterial accumulation leading to redness, swelling and inflammation of the overlying gums known as PERITONITIS. Best treatment of this is extraction of the wisdom tooth, I would suggest you to visit an Oral Surgeon and get the checkup done take an OPG x-ray and plan for the treatment. Start with the course of antibiotics and analgesics. Take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses. Hope this helps out. Regards.