Impacted Tooth Questions

Understandably, encountering a bug in your mouth can be unsettling. While swallowing a small insect is typically harmless, your immediate reaction to wipe it off with a dettol disinfectant wipe is a cause for caution.
Here's what you need to know:
dettol wipes are not intended for oral use. They contain ingredients like alcohol and sodium hypochlorite (bleach) that can be harmful if ingested. While the amount you may have swallowed from wiping the bug might be small, it's best to follow ...more

Oral & maxillofacial surgeon will need more investigations (full mouth x-ray) with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. Adv. Medication, cleaning, root canal treatment or surgical removal procedures for the gum mucosa above the tooth or the tooth itself. Until then apply clove oil. Rinse frequently with mouth wash.

Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need deep cleaning along with surgical curettage or gum strengthening procedure. Rinse your mouth thoroughly with a mouth wash after every meal. Use pepsodent tooth paste & gum paint for 2 to 3 weeks. Advance procedures can be done with laser. You may consult me in person. Dental tips: - visit a dentist every six months for cleaning and a thorough den...more

Complete healing in case of wisdom tooth removal is expected between 3-4 weeks. So wait and send me pics of your case than only I could help you better.

The swelling can be due to an injury to your gums while eating or because of wisdom tooth eruption or due to a decayed tooth etc. Clinical examination by a dentist is necessary for proper diagnosis. Meanwhile you can do warm saline rinses 2 to 3 times a day for some relief.

Wisdom teeth usually make their appearance between the ages of 17 and 21, though it's possible for them to push through earlier or later. Referred to as your "third molars," these four teeth begin to push through the skin like any other tooth, which can cause pain. However, wisdom teeth are much more likely to grow in at an incorrect angle – even sideways – causing impaction that can radiate this pain to the teeth in front of it. Kindly get it extracted as soon as possible.

You should get an opg done. This will help evaluate the amount of decay, the position of your tooth roots as well as proximity of the roots to the underlying nerve. Then the decision can be taken whether to get it removed or not. Kindly consult an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for the same.

Yes try not to bite anything hard from that very teeth .rather chew from other side for a few days .it won't fall away if it's damaged only a bit .it shud heal by itself. If you r having any pain then you shud consult a doctor.

Tooth decay is an irreparable damage to the tooth. Only a dentist can fill it. There is no home remedy. Dental tips: - looking after your teeth helps keep your mouth in optimum condition. Ways to maintain good oral health include:
•brush your teeth twice a day, up & down short vertical strokes, with ultra-soft bristles, indicator brush.
•floss your teeth inter dentally once a day inter dentally
•tooth brush to be changed every 2 months.
•consume a healthy diet rich in vegetables ...more

Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need coronoplasty (smoothen teeth edges) along with multivitamin cap, for five days in the morning after meals & antiseptic ointment or gel (turbocort) on the area of ulcer until then. Mouth sores are common and rarely cause complications. Most go away in about a week, but it’s important to monitor any mouth sores you develop. If you are concerned, or...more