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Rotten Wisdom tooth
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I have acute pain in my wisdom tooth from past 1 week, half of the tooth is broken and there is a hole and affecting neighbouring tooth
Pain all over the LHS of the face including ear, eye and head
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Half broken wisdom teeth that is causing pain is usually surgically removed (extracted).
Extraction of a wisdom tooth is usually required for:
Infection or gum disease (periodontal disease) involving the wisdom teeth
Tooth decay in partially erupted
Or fully erupted wisdom teeth
Wisdom teeth that are causing damage to the neighboring teeth
Pain all over LHS of face is referred pain from the impacted tooth
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please visit your dentist as soon as possible.pain will not subside until you remove the tooth
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Dr. Sudhakar
Endodontist
25 yrs exp
Chennai
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Acute pain on wisdom tooth is usual at time of eruption .If there is no adequate space in your jaw it will give sometime severe gum &jaw pain. Remove the wisdom tooth ASAP . Take salt water gargle .Don't allow food to stay there. Take Tablet Ketoral DT twice daily .
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Dr. Priya Verma
Dentist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
You will need antibiotics and painkillers. Extraction of the wisdom tooth and the adjacent tooth may require a filling or root canal treatment
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Dr. Vishal Jasani
Implantologist
21 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi. You need to have your wisdom tooth extracted immediately before it gets infected.
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See a Oral Surgeon
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