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Tooth ache due to wisdom tooth
I have a severe and extreme pain from past 4 days in whole right side jaw because of the growth of wisdom tooth. I have taken pain killers but they work for a few hours only.
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Pain killer only has a temporary effect.
The cure is to treat the problem.
Please visit your nearest dental clinic or hospital and get the same evaluated and treated.
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Hello mam,
Pain killers will give you relief only 4 hours.please walk in to a dental clinic to check for the status, is that a gum infection or no space for the erupting wisdom teeth. Treatment differs.
1.If gum infection - it needs cleaning or operculectomy with antibiotic treatment.
2. If space difficiency, then it needs impaction surgery .
Next Steps
please visit a dentist
Health Tips
1.Do a normal saline garle( no hot water)
2. Rinse thrice with a mouth wash ( in 1:1water)
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Hello,
You can visit the dentist and get it checked clinically as well as you may have to take one OPG.. If it is impacted/infected you may have to get it extracted( removed)
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