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Wisdom teeth on upper jaw
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Is it necessary to remove the wisdom teeth on upper jaw? It is causing only slight discomfort between the cheek and the lower jaw. A whitish thing can be seen in that area.
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Hi...the sharp cusps of the upper wisdom tooth often irritates the cheek and causes pain with ulcer in that area.Hence it is mandatory to extract that tooth.Radiographic examinations need to be done find the position of the tooth and the roots whether buccally or palatally placed.
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Visit dentist immediatelt to avoid serious dental problems.
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Add salt in luke warm water and gargle in the affected side to get temporary relief.
Advised to do regular dental check up and teeth cleaning every 6 months.
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Yes go head
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Yes it is good if you can get it extracted
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Yes we should remove it.
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Hello, kindly share the XRay, for best diagnosis but according to what you’ve told, looks like the position of your wisdom tooth is buccally placed (towards the cheeks) which increases the chances of cheek biting. You can avoid extraction till corona but the problem of cheek biting will persist, if you don’t go for extraction.
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Post the XRay
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Do warm saline rinses ( lukewarm water with a pinch of salt) to get relief.
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It is known as cheek bite. It's always better to get extracted the wisdom tooth if it's causing trouble.
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consult your dentist and get it removed
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