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Tooth Eruption

The process through which a tooth moves up from inside the gums and jawbones, and appears inside the mouth is called tooth eruption. The first tooth erupts around 4 to 6 months, and the last tooth between 19 to 21 years of age. Generally, a total of 20 milk teeth and 32 permanent teeth erupt.

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I feel pain due to wisdom tooth eruption. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am having major pain in the back bottom right side of my mouth where my wisdom tooth is pushing in. I can see the wisdom tooth. What can I do for pain since the earliest my dentist can see me is in a week?  Read Full »


Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I had gone through your question I can understand your concern. You need to use Hydrogen peroxidase 3% mouth wash. Make sure the concentration must not be more than that. You can also use antibiotics only after consulting your dentist. You can also provide further det...  Read Full »

How can I manage discomfort from wisdom tooth eruption?

Query: Hello doctor, I am getting wisdom teeth at the back of my mouth. Now I am 22. But I am teething and it feels uncomfortable. What to do to get relief from it?  Read Full »


Dr. Tooba Qazi

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Wisdom tooth eruption will occur periodically. You will feel pain and pressure in months. For relief, you may take tablet Brufen 400 mg twice a day for three days. Put oral gel Clinica (Chlorhexidine with Metronidazole) three to four times a day for a week in that particu...  Read Full »

How can I treat inflamed gums near an erupting wisdom tooth?

Query: Hello doctor, I think my right side bottom wisdom tooth is coming as there is a ball on the back side of my gum that is really swollen. It almost feels like a pimple and the area around it has white lines on the inner cheek wall. What should I do?  Read Full »


Dr. Naveen Thomas

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If there is not much pain, it is better to let it grow fully. It may take a month or two to fully come out. If it does not, and the area gets painful then better to get an X-ray done for its exact position. Use warm salt water gargle twice a day for a week or two. Us...  Read Full »

Why is my tooth paining and growing in an abnormal position?

Query: Hello doctor, My teeth are all over the place and I have wanted a brace for years but the dentists keep telling me I need to wait till my teeth fall out as they will not put me to sleep to take them all out but they have not even noticed that I have a tooth which grows out of the gum to separate wa...  Read Full »


Dr. Naveen Thomas

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually, by 13 years of age, all milk teeth should have fallen out. If not, then you can ask them to be removed. Also, as the permanent canines are growing out from sideways you can ask your dentist to remove the milk tooth directly below it as soon as possible to allow...  Read Full »

My 5-year-old is losing front teeth. Is it typical?

Query: Hi doctor, My son is five years old. Recently, he lost his front bottom teeth and now the other front bottom tooth is also loose. Is it good or bad? Before four months, all his molar teeth were removed due to decay.  Read Full »


Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Exfoliation of primary teeth is not bad at five years of age. Mostly, the primary teeth fall due to the clear eruption of the permanent teeth. There will be a formation of roots of the permanent teeth to erupt. The roots of the primary teeth get resorbed by the crown of...  Read Full »

I have swelling near my left lower wisdom tooth. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a cluster of white rings near a tooth on the roof of my mouth. My left lower wisdom tooth is coming out, and I have a failed root canal on the same side as the wisdom tooth. I am in a lot of pain, and I cannot eat. I keep biting my cheeks because the left side is swollen. Any s...  Read Full »


Dr. Honey Nandwani

Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.White rings can be due to ulceration or traumatic injury. A clinical examination is a must for ruling out what exactly it is. For the wisdom tooth, I think it is pericoronitis, that is, the inflammation of the gum flap around the wisdom tooth. I would suggest anti-inflammat...  Read Full »

My daughter's central incisor is protruded. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 10 years old. She has one central incisor protruded and the other is inside and one lateral that has not come out fully and another lateral is normal. How can I get this corrected?  Read Full »


Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Till one year, do not do anything, that means until she crosses 11 years of age. Most of the times, this ugly duckling stage (we call it in medical terms) is corrected by the fully erupted canines. At this stage, if you do anything or start any treatment, it may hamper ...  Read Full »

Why do I have two teeth erupting behind the premolar?

Query: Hi doctor, I am 20 years old. I have two teeth growing behind premolar teeth. I have one tooth grown a previous year, and another tooth has started growing today.  Read Full »


Dr. Srinivas Saketh. G

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Anything other than usual is never good. First, we need to know whether it is extra teeth or natural teeth growing in a different place. Why do you have these extra teeth? Is it interrupting the other teeth and disturbing the mouth position or no issues with it? We need...  Read Full »

What could be the reason for swelling in the wisdom tooth and painful growth in the cheeks?

Query: Hi doctor, I have a swelling in my wisdom tooth for the past three to four days. And, when I took a photo, I saw a pimple on the inner side of my cheeks that hurts. Also, the pimple is painful when I eat something. Can you please suggest me what to do now? Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Ummah Mohammad

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. I saw the attachment. Your wisdom teeth have already erupted and are in bad condition. It looks badly carious or fractured (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). I suggest you to get an X-ray do...  Read Full »

Baby has painful swollen gums. What can be done?

Query: Hello doctor, My baby daughter is 2 years 5 months old. Weight is 26.46 lbs. Her molar teeth is coming on both left and right side. She is have swollen gums. She is suffering from pain. She always show her finger towards teeth. Also her mouth is also giving very bad smell. Please suggest some medic...  Read Full »


Dr. Payas Joshi

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly answer the following questions for a better understanding. Is she having fever as well, if yes how severe because it may probably be infected and may need an antibiotic course. This usually happens in children during tooth eruption, you can continue with PCM drop...  Read Full »

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