How to deal with wisdom teeth?

In our daily life, we often encounter the situation of wisdom teeth growing, but it will be very painful and uncomfortable. This is because most of them are impacted and there is not enough space for growth. In order to deal with wisdom teeth, we should treat them by drinking more water, local physical therapy and herbal application, and timely medical treatment to better relieve the pain.

1. Why do wisdom teeth cause trouble for people?

1. There is not enough space for wisdom teeth, so they have to struggle to grow outward, making them the most trouble-making teeth.

2. Most wisdom teeth are impacted and tilted forward at an angle of about 45 degrees. The horn is on the second molar, thus forming a crown angle, which makes it easy for food to get stuck. Over time, it will lead to caries of the second molar and even pulpitis, which will affect the life of the second molar.

3. When wisdom teeth grow crookedly outside, there will be a gap between them and the adjacent teeth, which can easily embed food residues, breed bacteria, and cause caries.

4. During the growth of wisdom teeth, they encounter great resistance, but they are very tenacious, so they grow intermittently, resulting in the formation of a "pocket" between the gum flap that half covers the teeth and the wisdom teeth. Food residues are easily trapped in it and difficult to clean out. Bacteria multiply in it in large numbers. Once the body's resistance is reduced, the wisdom teeth are prone to acute inflammation, causing redness, swelling and suppuration around them. Sometimes half of the face will swell and deform, affecting our lives and work. This is clinically called "pericoronitis of wisdom teeth."

5. Wisdom teeth often cause swelling and pain due to insufficient eruption space, and may also invade adjacent teeth, causing toothache. In addition, due to the lack of opposing teeth, wisdom teeth may over-erupt, thus affecting the bite; sometimes they may not erupt enough and become impacted teeth, causing uneven teeth, pericoronal infection, and difficulty opening the mouth.

2. How do we deal with the impact of wisdom teeth in daily life?

1. When early symptoms occur, drink plenty of water and rinse your mouth with light salt water or other mouthwash several times a day for 5 to 10 minutes each time. Depending on the condition, use antibiotics or Chinese herbal medicines to clear away heat and detoxify to control the infection.

2. In the early stage, you can also go to the hospital for local physical therapy and apply Chinese herbal medicine externally to help absorb inflammation and promote the dissipation of inflammation. Acupuncture therapy has the effects of relieving pain and improving difficulty in opening the mouth.

3. If the inflammation worsens and is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, difficulty opening the mouth, and local throbbing pain, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition.

4. After the acute phase, surgical treatment is performed on the diseased tooth. If an abscess is formed, it needs to be incised and drained to prevent recurrence.