I have pain and swelling in the right molar area. What is the treatment for this?

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I have gone through your query and have seen the photos of your third molar region (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It is a condition called as pericoronitis, that is, inflammation of the pericoronal flap that gets raised when the third molar is erupting. There is no need to worry. Buy a bottle of Hydrogen peroxide. Put four caps full of hydrogen peroxide in a glass of water and rinse thoroughly four to five times daily it will be alright. In case it gets reinfected, then you have to go for a minor surgical procedure called as operculectomy. In that treatment, the flap which is infected will be cut under local anesthesia, and it will not be painful. In case you have an infection lasting more than five days, then take an antibiotic for three days such as tablet Amoxicillin Clavulanate 625 mg twice a day for three days. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking the medicines with their consent.