“How do you get rid of gum pain from wisdom teeth?”
I am a 32 year old male. I want to know how do you get rid of gum pain from wisdom teeth?
8 Answers
Take some ibuprofen
Get rid of the wisdom teeth before it gets worse (like an infection)
Warm salt water rinse will often help
I recommend a warm salt water mouth rinse every 5 minutes until it subsides. Or take two advil and 2 tylenol every 6 hours.
The simplest way to get rid of the gum pain from wisdom teeth is to have the wisdom teeth removed. The gum pain from the tooth is from several causes. First, the tooth is trying to erupt (come into your mouth), but most people do not have enough room, so the tooth pushes up the gums around it, which can cause pain, it may come in only part way so that food becomes trapped between your tooth and your gums, which can cause pain, or it can be tilted so that food becomes caught between the wisdom tooth and the adjacent tooth, which can cause pain. For these reasons, it is often best to remove the tooth. If your tooth is in a position where it can be kept and your gingiva is inflamed, then sometimes cleaning the area to remove debris can relieve the pain, as can surgical procedures to remove the inflamed, swollen gum tissue may relieve the pain. If you have already had the tooth removed and the area is in pain, then healing will relieve it. The best way to heal is to keep the area very very clean while not damaging the area. Brushing gently and rinsing with salt water helps. Keeping foods you eat away from the area helps. Avoiding crunchy, poky, sharp foods and foods with little bits (like those tiny star shaped noodles found in some soups) helps.
Have the wisdom tooth extracted.
At age 32, your wisdom teeth are no longer erupting into place. Therefore, there are two usual reasons for pain. One would be the tooth has never erupted into place fully and may be impacted, either by tissue or bone. Second, there is some infection and gum disease around this tooth. Your best course is to see a dentist and have the tooth evaluated for possible removal or addressing the infection. In the meanwhile, warm salt rinses may help, or rinsing with hydrogen peroxide.
Usually removal of the wisdom teeth is the first step
