A Wisdom tooth or your third molar is a molar that comes out behind the second adult molar in the top and bottom jaw at the very far back of the mouth. Wisdom teeth usually emerge in the late teens or early 20s behind the existing adult teeth.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth - If your jaw has room to accommodate for Wisdom teeth, then they may develop and come out in their expected position easily. In the absence of enough room in the jaws, Wisdom teeth can get stuck or grow in a wrong position and hence become impacted. Impacted Wisdom teeth can cause pain in the face or jaw, difficulty in eating or chewing, bad breath, swelling of the gums around the tooth or crowding of teeth.
Wisdom teeth can hurt if they are impacted or decaying. Pain from a Wisdom tooth can present in the form of :–
- Pain in the tooth itself or at the back of the mouth
- Pain in the jaw
- Swelling of the gums around the Wisdom teeth
- Difficulty in eating or chewing the food
- Difficulty in opening the mouth
- Bad Breath
- Pus discharge from the gums
If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms and need emergency care, we recommend seeing our Dentists immediately to diagnose the condition and receive proper care. Until such time, you may try over the counter pain relief medication, saltwater rinses and an icepack to your jaw if there is any swelling associated with it.
At Tooth Smart Dental Cannon Hill, we offer same day emergency appointment to get you out of the Wisdom Tooth Pain as soon as possible. An estimate of cost associated with Wisdom Tooth Removal will be provided to you at the time of consultation. Please note that this is an estimate only and can change depending on the difficulty of the procedure, technique requirements, extent of the treatment. You may require a referral to an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in case of any complications.
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Tooth Smart Dental Cannon Hill offers Wisdom Tooth Consult or Wisdom Tooth Removal Service to Cannon Hill and surrounding suburbs of Morningside, Norman Park, Hawthorne, Carina, Carindale, Tingalpa, Wynnum, Wynnum west, Manly, Manly west, Hemmant, Wakerley, Gumdale, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Coorparoo, Lytton
If you are experiencing Wisdom Tooth Pain and would like to book a Wisdom Tooth Consult with one of our caring Dentists, please call our friendly team at Tooth Smart Dental Cannon Hill on (07) 3399 6228.
