What should I do if an adult has toothache? Are there any complications?

Adult teeth are basically fixed, with 32 permanent teeth and four wisdom teeth. Adult permanent teeth do not grow anymore, but wisdom teeth may grow in for a variety of reasons. Adults will also feel pain when their teeth grow. If the gums around the wisdom teeth become inflamed due to tooth growth, the pain will be more intense. So what should adults do when they have toothache?

1. What to do if an adult has toothache

1. Anti-inflammatory drugs cannot fundamentally solve the problem: Anti-inflammatory drugs can only temporarily relieve pain. Once you stop taking the drug, the toothache will reappear. Repeated treatment will only aggravate the condition.

2. It is recommended to extract it as soon as possible: If the wisdom tooth hurts often and the pain is severe, it may have caused inflammation of the soft tissue around the crown, resulting in swelling and pain of the wisdom tooth; if the wisdom tooth grows in a crooked position, affecting the normal chewing of other teeth, it will cause caries of the second molar or even pulpitis over time. Even if it is not so serious, it will affect the life of the second molar. It is recommended to extract the tooth as soon as possible.

2. Precautions for tooth extraction

Wisdom tooth extraction is the most difficult type of tooth extraction, so you should choose a regular dental hospital. Due to the special position of wisdom teeth and the fact that many of them are impacted teeth, wisdom tooth extraction is the most difficult type of tooth extraction. It is recommended that you choose a regular dental hospital and be treated by an experienced doctor. Patients need to be reminded that some people go to small private clinics or see so-called quack doctors to have their wisdom teeth removed in order to save money. However, these places lack strict management, and it is difficult to ensure that medical equipment is thoroughly disinfected, which poses a safety hazard and makes it very easy to contract infectious diseases. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not buy for cheap.

3. Complications of toothache

1. Tooth decay: Impacted or dislocated wisdom teeth can easily cause food debris to become stuck between the second molars and wisdom teeth and in the periodontal gaps, which are difficult to remove and often lead to tooth decay. Removing impacted or misplaced wisdom teeth is the key to preventing caries in second molars, and it may also prevent the progression of shallow caries that have already occurred.

2. Malocclusion: 14-18 years old is the most active period for the eruption of wisdom teeth, but due to the imbalance between the jaw bone mass and tooth mass, the space available for the eruption of wisdom teeth is limited. Therefore, the upper and lower jaw contact area will be reduced, and the chewing function of the person will be significantly reduced.

3. Absorption of adjacent teeth and supporting tissues: During the development of the tooth germ of the mandibular wisdom tooth, the long axis of the tooth is originally tilted forward. It only gradually erupts upright when the mandible is sufficiently developed. When the eruption process is blocked by the second molar, odontoblasts attached to the root surface of the second molar will be produced there. Odontolytic cells can release proteases that cause gradual absorption of the tooth roots. In severe cases, the distal root of the mandibular second molar can be completely absorbed.