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Infection — Impacted teeth can be partially erupted, causing a deep opening around the teeth that allows bacteria to grow and become infected. The flap of tissue that covers the partially submerged wisdom tooth called the operculum creates a deep pocket that cannot be properly cleansed even with proper brushing and flossing.
As debris and bacteria accumulate, one can experience cycles of pain and pressure due to inflammation and infection. This condition is called pericoronitis. Once the impacted tooth is removed, the deep pocket will disappear along with the symptoms. Damage to adjacent teeth — If there is not enough room to adequately brush and floss around the wisdom tooth, the tooth directly in front of the wisdom tooth the second molar can be adversely affected resulting in gum disease bone loss or cavities caries or decay.
Crowding of teeth — Some dentists and orthodontists believe that pressure and force from erupting wisdom teeth can cause movement and relapse of orthodontically aligned teeth. This crowding is usually most noticeable in the lower front teeth and is most commonly seen after a patient has had braces. There are most likely a number of factors that cause our teeth to shift and impacted wisdom teeth may play a contributory role.
Although wisdom tooth removal cannot be recommended solely to avoid crowding, it can be recommended in order to absolutely eliminate any possible role in future crowding and other bite changes. This movement happens very slowly over months and years and the removal of the wisdom teeth and use of your orthodontic retainers could prevent this potential problem. Dental Development. All twenty baby or primary teeth come in by the time your child is two or three years old.
Primary Teeth This chart tells you when baby teeth come in or erupt in most children. If your child is getting his or her teeth and seems to be in pain, you can: rub the gums with a clean finger, or rub the gums with the back of a small, cool spoon. If your child is still unhappy, your dentist, pharmacist or doctor can suggest an over-the-counter medicine to ease the pain.
Here's what you should not do: Do not use the kind of painkiller that can be rubbed on your child's gums. Your child may swallow it.
Do not give your child teething biscuits. They may have sugar added or contain hidden sugars. Do not ignore a fever.
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