Wisdom tooth pain can be caused by peri-coronitis, caries and periapical inflammation of the wisdom tooth, which can be relieved by peri-coronitis rinsing, extraction, filling, oral medication or root canal treatment.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: If wisdom tooth pericoronitis is formed due to food debris embedded in the blind pocket of the gums, resulting in redness, swelling and pain of the wisdom tooth. You can use hydrogen peroxide and saline alternately rinse, and on the composite iodine glycerin for anti-inflammatory. If the wisdom teeth repeatedly cause pericoronitis, etc., which is in line with the indications for tooth extraction, it can be treated by tooth extraction.
2. Caries: If the wisdom teeth are decayed and reach deep caries, it may cause wisdom tooth pain. If the wisdom teeth have retention value, the decayed tooth tissue can be cleaned up, and then fillings can be made to relieve the pain. If the wisdom teeth have no retention value, they can be extracted directly.
3. Periapical inflammation: If the wisdom tooth pain is caused by periapical inflammation, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take oral ibuprofen, metronidazole and other anti-inflammatory painkillers to relieve the pain. If the wisdom tooth has retention value, after the acute phase, you can carry out root canal treatment on the wisdom tooth to completely remove the infected material in the root canal, so as to alleviate the pain caused by apical periapical inflammation of the wisdom tooth. If the wisdom teeth have no value, the wisdom teeth will be removed after the inflammation is eliminated.
Patients who experience wisdom tooth pain should consult a doctor in time for examination and treatment according to different causes under the guidance of the doctor, and the use of specific medications should also be carried out under the guidance of the doctor.