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What should I do to heal the pus and bruising around my wisdom teeth?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a wisdom tooth partially covered with my gum. However, the tissue has since been bruised and sore and popped with pus and blood. As a result, I also have slight jaw pain. The pain has been unbearable for the last two days, especially while lying down. The pain has reduced after ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is pericoronitis with abscess and a condition that needs a dentist's good cleaning of the area with saline. If required, the flap overlying may be surgically removed. You will be advised for an X-ray first, then the required treatment. Since you have an abscess, it... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, About six months ago, I noticed my gum was growing over my bottom right second molar. It is very painful and hard to eat from that side. Right above that, I think another tooth is coming, possibly a wisdom tooth, but I am in doubt whether it is a second molar or a wisdom tooth. I am ab... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You guessed that right, that might be a newly erupting wisdom teeth covered by gum flap; the condition is also called pericoronitis. If you could send a photograph, that would have been helpful in confirming the diagnosis. Wisdom teeth do not come in one go, they wil... Read Full »
Kindly prescribe antibiotics for swollen gums in my partially erupted wisdom tooth.
Query: Hello doctor, I have partially erupted wisdom tooth on the right side of the jaw, and the gum near that tooth is swollen, and occasionally I can see the pus. It is not that painful, but visibly it is swollen. I think it is causing me nausea and slight pain in the lymph node on the right. Please pre... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly upload an image of the inflamed area. I need to see whether pus formation is evident or not and the progression. I suspect pericoronitis. Nausea and lymph node pain is due to infection. Upon seeing the image, I will walk you through the management necessary t... Read Full »