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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / October 2006Wisdom teeth question
How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out by himself. Is the pain caused by the impaction or the infection? Are there any cutting edge methods(or methods in research) to deal with impacted wisdom teeth instead of surgical extraction - say some laser stuff or something? If a Wisdom teeth is impacted but not paining, is it an eventuality that it will be infected or start paining at some point in time. Is it an eventuality that it has to be removed at some point in time. > How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth > is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > some point in time. Is it an eventuality that it has to > be removed at some point in time. This is a pretty big subject. Most infected wisdom teeth are only partially impacted, and the gum gets inflamed around the partially erupted tooth which is covered by a flap of tissue called an operculum. It's tough for a patient to clean out under this. No one will have to tell you it's infected--it will hurt, the gum will swell. Sometimes it becomes difficult to open the mouth wide. Not all impacted teeth will become infected, but there are other potential problems, such as cysts, tumors, compromising the periodontal health of the second molar in front of it. A surgeon will sometimes decide that the extraction of a wisdom tooth is riskier than retaining it and watching, but generally you're better off if they can be removed. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > > How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth > > is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Steve All of my wisdom teeth were impact and it caused misdiagnosis of ailments when I was young. On and off my mouth hurt and the pain went into my throat and my doctor always treated me for swollen glands and never suggested I see a dentist. Once the wisdom teeth were removed in my early 20's all pain was gone. If I would have had them removed to start with I would have ingested alot less antibiotics in my lifetime. Signature. >>>How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth >>>is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > was gone. If I would have had them removed to start with I would have > ingested alot less antibiotics in my lifetime. I can't discount this, of course. But the average patient with infected wisdom teeth usually is painfully aware of the location of the primary problem, and likely wouldn't need to be told to see a dentist. Steve > >>>How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth > >>>is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Steve The teeth were not hurting. The teeth caused infection in my throat and gland area that was cleared up by antibiotics. I know it sounds weird but that is exactly what happened. The doctor were fooled too. Signature. >How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth >is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >some point in time. Is it an eventuality that it has to >be removed at some point in time. RR? Aribert Deckers SignatureBettina Raddatz: "Treu & Glauben, Hinter den Kulissen eines Wirtschaftsskandals" http://www.ariplex.com/ama/ama_treu.htm |
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