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What Causes Swelling And Firmness In Mouth When Wisdom Teeth Are Coming?

I am 23 yrs old, 5' 1 and a little over weight, fairly healthy my whole life, I have all four of my wisdom teeth coming in right now and i have had an infection in my very back molar on the left bottom side for almost three years, last night my tooth in the back was bothering me but not too bad, it felt like there might have been some fluid building up under the tooth, I woke up this morning and on the left side of my mouth it is a bit swollen and firm feeling and when i move my mouth a certain way i can feel the firmness even more...im a little concerned about this and would like to know what is going on
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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helloo...read through ur query...seeing ur symptoms i can say that this is just a usual abscess formation due to eruption of lower 3rd molar(pericoronitis)..nothing to be worried just be cool..u have to take antibiotic(amoxicillin+metronidazole) do hydrogenperoxide mouthrinse twice or thrice daily...this pus formation is due accumulation of debris between flap of gum and errupting teeth...and also better to go to nearest oral surgeon and get the pus drained ...it will relieve u...hope u r benefitted by my reply...have a healthy day!!!
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What Causes Swelling And Firmness In Mouth When Wisdom Teeth Are Coming?

helloo...read through ur query...seeing ur symptoms i can say that this is just a usual abscess formation due to eruption of lower 3rd molar(pericoronitis)..nothing to be worried just be cool..u have to take antibiotic(amoxicillin+metronidazole) do hydrogenperoxide mouthrinse twice or thrice daily...this pus formation is due accumulation of debris between flap of gum and errupting teeth...and also better to go to nearest oral surgeon and get the pus drained ...it will relieve u...hope u r benefitted by my reply...have a healthy day!!!