Pericoronitis: Types, Causes, Signs, Symptoms, Treatments
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What is pericoronitis?Pericoronitis is inflammation
What is pericoronitis?
Pericoronitis is inflammation of the tissue surrounding a third molar, otherwise known as a wisdom tooth. The condition most often occurs in molars that are partially impacted, or not fully visible. It’s also more common in lower molars than in the upper ones.
Most people with pericoronitis have a flap of gum tissue partially covering the crown of the erupting tooth.
What are the symptoms of pericoronitis?
The symptoms of pericoronitis vary, based on whether the condition is acute or chronic.
The symptoms of acute pericoronitis include:
-severe pain near your back teeth
-swelling of gum tissue
-pain when swallowing
-the discharge of pus
-trismus (lockjaw)
Chronic pericoronitis can include the following symptoms:
-bad breath
-a bad taste in your mouth
-a mild or dull ache lasting for one or two days
What are the causes and risk factors of pericoronitis?
Pericoronitis usually occurs when a molar is partially impacted. Bacteria then accumulates around the soft tissue, causing inflammation.
The following factors can increase your risk of pericoronitis:
-age between 20 to 29
-wisdom teeth that haven’t properly erupted
-poor oral hygiene
-excess gum tissue
-fatigue and emotional stress
-pregnancy
Treatments for pericoronitis include:
-Oral hygiene/oral irrigators and rinses: If the pericoronitis is in a small area and hasn’t spread, treatment may be rinsing your mouth with warm salt water. Your dentist can flush out food debris or bacteria, or give you an oral rinse. You’ll need to make sure to keep the gum flap free of any food trapped.
-Pain medicine: You can take pain relievers such as aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen. Your dentist may also prescribe you a pain medication.
-Antibiotics: If your tooth, jaw, and cheek are swollen and painful, see your dentist right away. They can treat the infection with antibiotics (usually penicillin, unless you are allergic).
-Minor surgery to remove the operculum: If the pain and inflammation are severe, or if the pericoronitis recurs, it may be necessary to have oral surgery to remove the gum flap or wisdom tooth. Your dentist can make the appropriate referral to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. A low-level laser can be used to reduce pain and inflammation associated with pericoronitis.
-Extraction: If a wisdom tooth still can’t come in normally, you may need surgery to have it taken out. Your dentist may recommend you extract both your upper and lower wisdom teeth to prevent your upper tooth from biting your gum and causing another infection.
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Pericoronitis is inflammation of the tissue surrounding a third molar, otherwise known as a wisdom tooth. The condition most often occurs in molars that are partially impacted, or not fully visible. It’s also more common in lower molars than in the upper ones.
Most people with pericoronitis have a flap of gum tissue partially covering the crown of the erupting tooth.
What are the symptoms of pericoronitis?
The symptoms of pericoronitis vary, based on whether the condition is acute or chronic.
The symptoms of acute pericoronitis include:
-severe pain near your back teeth
-swelling of gum tissue
-pain when swallowing
-the discharge of pus
-trismus (lockjaw)
Chronic pericoronitis can include the following symptoms:
-bad breath
-a bad taste in your mouth
-a mild or dull ache lasting for one or two days
What are the causes and risk factors of pericoronitis?
Pericoronitis usually occurs when a molar is partially impacted. Bacteria then accumulates around the soft tissue, causing inflammation.
The following factors can increase your risk of pericoronitis:
-age between 20 to 29
-wisdom teeth that haven’t properly erupted
-poor oral hygiene
-excess gum tissue
-fatigue and emotional stress
-pregnancy
Treatments for pericoronitis include:
-Oral hygiene/oral irrigators and rinses: If the pericoronitis is in a small area and hasn’t spread, treatment may be rinsing your mouth with warm salt water. Your dentist can flush out food debris or bacteria, or give you an oral rinse. You’ll need to make sure to keep the gum flap free of any food trapped.
-Pain medicine: You can take pain relievers such as aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen. Your dentist may also prescribe you a pain medication.
-Antibiotics: If your tooth, jaw, and cheek are swollen and painful, see your dentist right away. They can treat the infection with antibiotics (usually penicillin, unless you are allergic).
-Minor surgery to remove the operculum: If the pain and inflammation are severe, or if the pericoronitis recurs, it may be necessary to have oral surgery to remove the gum flap or wisdom tooth. Your dentist can make the appropriate referral to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. A low-level laser can be used to reduce pain and inflammation associated with pericoronitis.
-Extraction: If a wisdom tooth still can’t come in normally, you may need surgery to have it taken out. Your dentist may recommend you extract both your upper and lower wisdom teeth to prevent your upper tooth from biting your gum and causing another infection.
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Hello everyone I Dr Rahul Tripathi BDS,MDS in Prosthodontics & Implantology practicing in LUCKNOW city from many years.
Follow me on
FACEBOOK: Facebook: Indra-Dental-Clinic-2294844664116166
#indradentalclinic #DrRahulTripathi #Pericoronitis
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