Wisdom tooth, swelling in gums. Used salt water. What is going on?
Patient: I have an almost grown wisdom tooth and now my gums are swelled and painful. I am using water and salt to ease the pain, but it comes back. I cant open my mouth fully, it hurts. Its the second day and I am having problems to swallow. Also, its hard to clean the tooth since its way back in my mouth. 6 years ago I had a wisdom tooth who grew under my last tooth which was taken out. Doctor: Hi there,   Thanks for writing your query,  Wisdom tooth is the last tooth to erupt in the oral cavity and often its eruption is associated with symptoms like pain and discomfort in eating , difficulty in opening mouth , swelling in the jaws and cheek bite.   wisdom teeth are often tilted in position and impacted in the bone , gums overlying the tooth usually undergoes inflammation,shows pain and swelling known as pericoronitis .   i would suggest you to go for symptomatic treatment at home like gargling with lukewarm saline water or antiseptic mouthwash like chlorhexidine or betadine.   You may need to get an OPG radiograph done for you which will show the exact position of the tooth, consult a dentist and get the tooth extracted surgically.   continue with the course of antibiotic Augmentin 625mg along with analgesics like aceclofenac two times daily for 3 to 5 days .   i hope this helps ,   take care.