How to treat pain and swelling in the right molar area?

Question

Hello doctor,

Please refer to the image attached which is of the right molar region. I am feeling a slight pain and swelling. What is it? Is it anything serious? What is the treatment for this? I am a non-smoker and a non-drinker.

Please help.

Answer 1

Hello,

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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 pericoronitis, inflammation of the pericoronal flap that gets raised when the third molar erupts. 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 an operculectomy. In that treatment, the flap that 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.

I hope this helps.