Can an erupting wisdom tooth cause gum pain?

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I have gone through your query.

Eruption time for wisdom teeth is 17 to 25 years. As per the picture, there is no space for your wisdom tooth to come out into the oral cavity. It might be in an abnormal position(inclined) inside the bone. During the attempt of eruption, it is impinging on the adjacent tooth. This is one cause of pain. Some parts of the tooth came out of the bone and got obstructed by the adjacent tooth. So the soft tissue or gum is overlying the tooth part. Between the tooth surface and gum, there will be an accumulation of food debris and bacteria which causes infection of the gum. This is what happened to you. You can visit a dentist and get a radiograph done with respect to that area to see the position of the tooth. Get the tooth extracted from the oral cavity by an oral surgeon at the earliest. There is a chance for the infection to spread to the neck and develop lethal complications later. So get the treatment at the earliest.

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