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What happens if your loose baby tooth has a cavity?
I just had my top two wisdom teeth pulled a couple days ago due to cavities in each one of them. It is very painful having cavitites in them. The cavities caused both my wisdom teeth to break and fall apart down to the gum. it was causing me migranes and severe toothaches. I suggest as soon as u think u may have a cavity in a wisdom tooth get it takin care of before this happens.
Food stuck in wisdom tooth extraction site?
You can try to flick it out with your tongue but if that hurts, fill a glass with warm water and add a teaspoon of salt, stir water then rinse your mouth with it. (Try not to swallow the water.)
Hole in your back tooth and some of the tooth is chipping and it hurts when chewing food and it gets down in the tooth what is the problem?
Not necessarily a cavity. May be sensitivity to salt or chemical composition of dissolving foodstoof.
Why does it hurt to sallow when your wisdom tooth is cummin in?
Well food ends up touching the tooth. The tooth brand knew and not as strong as your other teeth. Also it might be from the tooth growing and breaking tissue in your gums.
Why is your lower wisdom tooth oozing?
They need to be extracted, your jawline does not have enough room for your wisdom teeth and therefore behind your wisdom teeth, food is getting trapped and pus is oozing. Go to the dentist soon.
What does it mean if there is a small hole in the gums inside the mouth after the last tooth but before the wisdom teeth?
I have the same problem. I never got my wisdom teeth taken out. I am 23 years old now, and a few days ago i found a small hole, about the size of a pencil lead right behind my last moler, in between where my wisdom tooth should be, and where the molar is. Food gets stuck in it, its very sensitive to cold/hot. It almost feels as the pain would feel before having a root canal. I would also like to know possible things this could be. I looked up mouth cancer, and its not a sign or symptom of it.
Is another word for decay.?
Rot and decomposition are words for decay. Another word for tooth decay is cavity. Cavities happen as a result of the production of acid by bacterial fermentation of food debris accumulated on the tooth surface.
What can you eat when your tooth really hurts and you do not want it to get out?
It is best to stay away from food and drink with extreme temperature variation i.e. hot and cold. Also, foods and drink with high amounts of sugar can irritate an open tooth or one with a large carious lesion (cavity). Soft moist foods will irritate dental pulps (nerves) the least when there may be traumatic occlusion present and an open tooth (dentin exposed). If there is a gum infection around a third molar (wisdom tooth) avoid salty foods as they will irritate the soft tissue.
How do cavities develop in teeth?
There are pits and fissures present naturally on the teeth (premolars & molars). When food particles get stuck into these pits and fissures and are left uncleaned, the microorganisms present in the oral cavity, act on these food particles, ferment it, and liberate lactic acid. This acid de-mineralised the tooth surface resulting in cavity formation. Also, Whenever any food in any form is consumed, a thin bio-film of sucrose (from the food) is left behind on the smooth surfaces of the teeth (mainly incisors and canines), which when left uncleaned attracts the microorganisms from plaque and above mentioned process is repeated resulting in cavity formation.
If the gum around one a wisdom tooth is a little loose but the wisdom teeth otherwise seem perfectly fine what should be done about it?
Quite often, a piece of gum tissue overlies the wisdom tooth which is partially through. Keep the area as clean as possible, otherwise attend your dental checkups as recommended so your dentist can keep it under observation. If the loose gum is causing you pain or severe irritation, then the wisdom tooth may need to come out, but it sounds unlikely from what you describe. There is no need to have wisdom teeth removed, unless they are causing problems such as pain, swelling, infection, decay in the tooth in front etc. Very often, the risks of wisdom tooth removal outweigh the benefits. Sometimes a wisdom tooth does not erupt completely, and creates an extension of gum called operculum. While eating and chewing on food, this operculum can be irritated and infected causing a pericoronitis. This condition has signs of intense pain, redness, a bad smell and a difficulty of opening the mouth. If the operculum does not go away, it is advised to extract the wisdom tooth to prevent complications of the pericoronitis. Under certain conditions, if the wisdom tooth has erupted, but an operculum is still present, it is possible to make an operculectomy, which is the removal of the extension of the gum itself without extracting the tooth.
How can you remove food particles stuck between tooth and gum?
One way to remove food particles that are stuck between the teeth and gums is to have the teeth cleaned by a dentist. One can also try using dental floss to remove the particles.
What causes your tooth to hurt when you chew on it?
There could be many causes, one of which being food stuck in your teeth( popcorn kernels, meat). The more probable causes may be that you have a cavity or an abscess (infection of the tooth), or if you have braces, your teeth may be sore from the movement. Also some people notice that when they have a cold or are getting sick, their bottom teeth hurt.
