ABOUT wisdom teeth they know everything and often complain of pain during their eruption. So let's find out what wisdom toothwhen they begin to appear in humans and how to treat them correctly. By its structure, wisdom teeth are no different from other multi-rooted neighbors. Doctors call them "eights" by their location.
In total, a person may have four - two in the bottom row on the sides and two on top opposite the bottom. By the way, not all people can be cut through by all four, since the jaws can be smaller, and the chewing load on the jaw is reduced. Often, wisdom teeth do not erupt at all, although every person has their beginnings.
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When wisdom teeth appear
The most common question that is associated with wisdom teeth is the age when they begin to appear. So, usually baby teeth change to permanent in children from six to twelve years old, and wisdom teeth usually appear in adults from 18–20 years old, but this is not always. As mentioned earlier, they may not appear at all, but may erupt to the age of 40, although such a late age during eruption is more likely an exception.
Most often wisdom teeth appear up to 27 years. By this age, the development and growth of all human systems ceases, and their gradual withering begins. Wisdom teeth are called this way, because their appearance occurs during the period of man's maturity, when he acquires all the baggage of vital "wisdom."
The time of appearance of wisdom teeth depends on the size of a person’s jaw and whether there is a place for human development. If the jaw is small and there is not enough space for the tooth to appear, then growth will occur very slowly, and the seventh teeth will be pushed aside during their growth. Sometimes the teething of wisdom teeth can last from 3 months to 3 years. depending on the jaw constitution.
There is no definite answer to the question of what functional significance they have. Many believe that the eighth have no function and are a rudiment. But in old age, when a person loses his main teeth, they can play the role of a support for prosthetics and be helpful in chewing.
What is accompanied by the eruption of wisdom teeth: complications and pain
It is extremely rare to meet a person whose wisdom teeth eruption has occurred imperceptibly and painlessly. Usually a person worry about this or other pain.
For example, often the tissues located nearby, become inflamed, and on the gum there appears a mound covered with a shell, which Dentists call the "hood". Solid food that a person absorbs, each time traumatic tooth enamel and provokes the development of the inflammatory process. And if food particles fall under the “hood”, then the pests begin to multiply faster, which can lead to purulent inflammation - pericoronitis.
This disease is characterized by symptoms such as:
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increasing pain in the area of cutting; - intense pains that go to temples or ears;
- pain when swallowing or yawning;
- pain in the area of the facial muscles;
- heat;
- headaches;
- swelling on a bad tooth;
- the appearance of pus on the mucous in the oral cavity.
If there is pain in the wisdom tooth categorically can not do the following actions:
- Do not warm the cheek warmer and do not apply heat - warming can provoke an increase in infection and suppress bone tissue;
- do not put pain relief pills on the tooth enamel so as not to cause gum ulcer;
- Do not follow one or another advice, because in some cases one action can help, and in another - only exacerbate the current state.
What you need to do before visiting the dentist, if the gum is inflamed when teething:
- Take an internal pain reliever like Ketanol.
- Rinse your mouth with a cold solution based on salt or soda.
In the clinic, the dental surgeon should open the "hood", release pus, flush the cavity and prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics if they are needed. If inflammation occurs again, then the doctor is likely to prescribe tooth extraction wisdom.
Also, teething may be accompanied by the following ailments:
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Caries is one of the frequent diseases characteristic of eruption. Caries develops as a result of inaccessible placement of eights and heavy hygiene. Very often, wisdom teeth grow with damaged enamel and rudiments of caries. Due to the fact that often the wisdom teeth fit tightly to the next, caries can move on them. - Malocclusion and unevenness - since the wisdom tooth does not always have enough room to grow, it can pick up the adjacent teeth, resulting in deformation of all the front teeth, and this can break the bite.
- The pressure on the adjacent teeth, why a person can complain of dull pain, radiating to different parts of the body. If it grows wrong, then it should be removed after shooting.
- Inflammation of the branches of the trigeminal nerve - this condition is accompanied by pain in the face and jerking of some of the facial muscles, the cause of such attacks will be a touch to the face. All symptoms go away after the removal of the diseased tooth and subsequent anti-inflammatory measures.
- Cyst of the jaw - it can be provoked by the slow growth of a wisdom tooth, sometimes such a disease develops asymptomatically, and is detected by chance when taking a picture of the jaw. However, if the cyst grows, the gums start to ache in the region of the eight. In this case, the fluid accumulated in the cyst, can corrode the dental walls. In addition, a cyst can provoke a flux, due to which the eight is definitely to be removed.
- The incorrect position of wisdom teeth. In some cases, wisdom teeth begin to grow in the cheek, which leads to constant pain and injury in the area of the cheek mucosa during chewing, and ulcers may appear and not heal for a long time. And during healing, scars appear, which can also be constantly touched with wisdom teeth and also constantly be injured. All this may in the future lead to the appearance of a tumor, in such cases the teeth should also be removed.
How to remove wisdom teeth and when to do it
Worth whether to remove wisdom teeth when a problem arises with them, and indeed they may not be needed at all, and they can hardly be removed immediately. Let's find out what's what. So, doctors are inclined to believe that remove wisdom teeth recommended for symptoms and manifestations such as:
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if there are impacted teeth that are misplaced and interfere with others; - with caries, if there is no possibility of sealing;
- if there are signs of caries on the background of a long eruption;
- with frequent inflammation of the gums and frequent pains;
- if teething is accompanied by pain when swallowing;
- with cyst and inflammation of the branches of the trigeminal nerve, which was mentioned above;
- with injuries of the mucous membrane in the mouth;
- if teething is accompanied by severe headaches and other pains.
However, often the long-awaited peace of mind after the removal of the eight may not immediately occur, healing in some cases takes a long time and complications may occur after removal.So, severe pain after removal can be a sign of inflammation of the hole or alveolitis.
The hole is usually covered with a blood clot that protects the site of removal from the penetration of harmful bacteria. To prevent this from happening, you should not wash it off, in particular, do not rinse your mouth after removal.
If after removal you feel numbness of some part of the face, then this is quite normal. But if it does not pass within a week, then should see a doctor and find out the cause of such a symptom.
Wisdom teeth removed under local anesthesiausing such painkillers as Novocain, Ultracain, and others. The complexity of the procedure and the intensity of pain during an operation depend on where it is located, how its roots are arranged, whether there are complications in the form of a cyst or suppuration, as well as other individual factors.
If wisdom teeth hurt during pregnancy
As you know, during pregnancy, women are not recommended to take a number of many painkillers, as well as to subject themselves to powerful stresses, which is the removal procedure. However, if they begin to appear during this period, they will have to treat or even remove.
It is allowed to do this during pregnancy, but only later than 16 weekswhen the future child has already formed all the organs and systems and the reception of painkillers will not pose a strong danger to him.
How to treat wisdom teeth with folk remedies
To the process of teething wisdom was not too painful and the gums are not much inflamed, you can use the recipes from traditional medicine. So, mouthwash is recommended. herbal solutionsIn particular, sage, oak bark, chamomile, and rinsing with soda.
Inflamed gums near the site of eruption can be smeared with sea buckthorn oil or rinsed with a solution of lemon balm. Such a solution is prepared on the basis of 2 tablespoons of herbs and 500 ml of boiling water, then it should be infused for about 4 hours. You can rinse your mouth up to 4 times a day.
In order to reduce inflammation and relieve pain, you can rinse your mouth with a decoction based on chicory root. To prepare it, you need a cup of boiling water and one tablespoon of crushed means. All should be boiled in a water bath for five minutes, and then the resulting broth to insist about an hour. Rinse your mouth with this tool is also necessary up to 4 times a day.
Another recipe for anesthesia teething A wisdom tooth is a solution based on salt, ammonia and camphor alcohol. To prepare it, take a liter of boiled, cooled water and add a tablespoon of salt, 10 grams of camphor alcohol and 100 grams of ammonia. The resulting mixture should be well shaken and handle it painful place with a cotton ball several times a day.
Please note that folk remedies are good only for temporary relief those or other painful processes during eruption, but you cannot cure the complications with their help.
If pains become too frequent and intrusive, you should not wait and stuff yourself with painkillers, you should go to the doctor immediately, so he examined you and appointed the appropriate treatment or removal of the eight.
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