WISDOM TOOTH PAIN AND ITS MANAGEMENT
- Decreased mouth opening
- Pain while opening the mouth
- Swollen gums around the third molar or corner of the mouth
- The patient has an unpleasant taste in their mouth
- The patient complains of halitosis which is bad breath
- Extraoral swelling
- Headache
- Radiating pain along the jaw
- The patient finds it difficult to swallow
In some cases, the pain comes and goes. They are intermittent in nature. And in some cases, the patient may not even experience any pain. However, only an OPG X-ray can conclude if the wisdom tooth is impacted or not.