Hello, as of 2 days ago, the area around one of my wisdom teeth is painful and swollen. It appears I have a small cut in that gum area. I am 21 and my wisdom teeth have been in place for a very long time now. Will this go away or should I consult a dentist?
Dear Sir/ Mam, I understand your problem. Always when a tooth erupts, the tissue surrounding it will get swollen and become a bit red. Then the teeth tear the gums and comes out. The gum tissue above the tooth will be always very loose until the tootChatDoctores out completely into mouth. This loose gum tissue allows food accumulation under it and It's difficult to clean. This may cause infection and pain in the gum tissue. So already swollen gum tissue now become even worse. The opposite teeth will now bite on this tissue. So first treatment option is to cut the loose tissue above the erupting wisdom teeth. Its very simple procedure of 2 minutes. If the problem recur, then take an X-ray and assess whether the wisdom tooth is in proper angulation to come out into the mouth. If the space in the jawbone is not enough and if the orientation of wisdom tooth is not good, it cannot come out. It may damage the adjacent teeth also in that condition. So better to take it off. You can normally chew even without wisdom teeth. So no need to worry. Hope your query is answered. Please don't hesitate to contact be back for further doubts.