Tooth pain with limited opening may be apical periodontitis, pericoronitis caused by occlusal space infection, can be incised and drained to control the inflammation of the space, after the opening degree is restored, root canal treatment of the affected tooth, pericoronitis can be localized rinsing and medication, extraction of wisdom teeth. The details are as follows.
Occlusal space infection may come from the spread of periapical inflammation of the mandibular molar, after the formation of abscesses need to be promptly incised and drained, usually choose the extra-oral incision, in the posterior edge of the mandibular branch around the angle of the mandible, 2 centimeters away from the mandibular lower edge of the incision, the incision length of about 3-5 cm, incise the subcutaneous tissues, the cervical vastus lateralis muscle and the occlusal muscle in the angle of the mandibular zone of the part of the attachment, after the rinsing of the pus chamber, to establish adequate drainage.
After the infection in the occlusal space is relieved or controlled, early root canal treatment is performed on the affected tooth causing the infection, with the steps of root canal preparation, root canal disinfection and root canal filling.
If the infection is caused by pericoronitis, local rinsing and medication should be carried out, and antimicrobial drugs such as metronidazole and amoxicillin should be used according to the doctor’s instructions, and the wisdom tooth should be extracted after the inflammation subsides.
It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to receive professional treatment as soon as possible.