PH Dentists? Weird feeling in my jaw!
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Hello.
I have a strange feeling on the left side of my jaw, towards the back of my teeth.
It's a mild irritation really, and it's been there for a while but I'm finding I'm more conscious of it now. If I apply pressure to the upper-left of jaw with my tongue, roughly in the area of my back teeth, it hurts a bit.
Any ideas?
I have a strange feeling on the left side of my jaw, towards the back of my teeth.
It's a mild irritation really, and it's been there for a while but I'm finding I'm more conscious of it now. If I apply pressure to the upper-left of jaw with my tongue, roughly in the area of my back teeth, it hurts a bit.
Any ideas?
DanBoy said:
Hello.
I have a strange feeling on the left side of my jaw, towards the back of my teeth.
It's a mild irritation really, and it's been there for a while but I'm finding I'm more conscious of it now. If I apply pressure to the upper-left of jaw with my tongue, roughly in the area of my back teeth, it hurts a bit.
Any ideas?
Sounds like you have pericoronitis. Hot salty mouthwash or corsodyl. No offense meant but I've never seen so many dentist and docter posts on a forum before
>> Edited by driller on Saturday 26th March 21:47
DanBoy said:
Wossat then?
Did I miss a bit when I brushed?
It's inflamation of the gum around a wisdom tooth usually. And yep you missed a bit
Try to press the brush down so the bristles splay out and go under the flap of gum which probably half covers your wisdom tooth. If you keep getting the problem you may want to think about having it out. On the other hand that can hurt like hell afterwards driller said:
DanBoy said:
Wossat then?
Did I miss a bit when I brushed?
It's inflamation of the gum around a wisdom tooth usually. And yep you missed a bit
I think you're right - I noticed that one of my wisdom teeth also feels a bit funny.
I don't fancy having it out, but might just arrange an appointment with Dr D.Kay (no, really!) anyway. A good clean up is required, you say?
>> Edited by DanBoy on Saturday 26th March 21:54
I had problems with my wisdom teeth for 8 years with on and off infections. My dentist at the time suggested extraction but I didn't fancy it much. I got recurrent infections but just grinned and beared it. Eventually they erupted enough so that the flap of gum no longer covered the teeth and bits of food could no longer get stuck down there and cause infection. Yours could go either way. Anyway i've just finished 50 hours of the same for this week so I'll make my excuses 
Good luck with it.
Do those hot salty mouth washes though-they really help!
Edited ,after re-reading the name of your dentist, to say if it's not a piss take that is.
>> Edited by driller on Saturday 26th March 22:00
Good luck with it. Do those hot salty mouth washes though-they really help!
Edited ,after re-reading the name of your dentist, to say if it's not a piss take that is.
>> Edited by driller on Saturday 26th March 22:00
mybrainhurts said:
DanBoy said:
Help....!
driller said:
Have it out....
Pssssst, DanBoy.......
watch out, I will say this only once......
Never trust a dentist who says he comes from the Paris region of Germany...........
EHHHH!?? I've just checked and you're bloody right!! What the hell?? It's France and as far as I remember that's what it's been for always in my profile. Ted?!
>> Edited by driller on Saturday 26th March 22:02
Yeah I have a couple of partially erupted wisdom teeth and they do get inflamed every now and then. Apparently the best thing is to get some antibiotics to reduce the inflammation - and rinse with warm salty water as posted above.
Dentist did say if it happens a lot then it might be an idea to remove the "gum flap" .. but don't quite fancy that!
Dentist did say if it happens a lot then it might be an idea to remove the "gum flap" .. but don't quite fancy that!
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