How do you differentiate infection and eruption of a wisdom tooth?

Answer 1

I had all my wisdom teeth until I was 32. About a month ago I got a real bad jaw ache on my right side and my teeth got really sensitive. I used ice packs and pain meds for aboout 2 days and made an appt with the oral surgeon, I finally could not take the pain anymore.

He told me that the impacted wisdom tooth will form a gap between itself and the 2nd molar which allows food and bacteria to grow and become infected...by the time you begin to feel the pain, the infection is already manifested and needs to be treated with an antibiotic.

You'll know , trust me

I had been having pain in my lower left wisdom tooth for 2 days....On the third day the pain got so bad that I just could not take it anymore..I went to the dentist and found out that I had gotten an infection in it....With the pain you will know

Answer 2

The eruption of a wisdom tooth will usually result in a little localised swelling, some soreness and redness, but the pain will come and go and vary in intensity. If your wisdom tooth has become infected (this is usually as a result of bacteria becoming trapped between the partially emerged tooth and the gum) you will experience some/ all of the following: painful/ swollen gum tissue around the affected tooth Difficulty opening/closing the mouth Difficulty chewing/swallowing a foul odour/taste in the mouth, possibly accompanied by pus at the ste of infection swelling that may extend to the cheeck/jaw area, or even to the neck - check for the enlargement of the glands as this is usually a good indication of an infection feverishness Having suffered from this myself I sympathise with you :(

Answer 3

See a dentist.