Impacted teeth are typically referred to as your wisdom teeth. Impacted teeth are found deep below the surface of your gums. These teeth need to be surgically removed by a Knoxville Dental office or they can cause serious gum infections and a lot of pain. Impacted teeth fail to break through the surface for a number of reasons as some of them are turned to their side and they will not break through the gum line. The dentist must remove them from the mouth or it will lead to intense pain. Not only will you experience pain you will also experience other issues like shifting of your bite, leading to misalignment. When this occurs you will need to visit a Knoxville Cosmetic Dentist to have procedures done that will realign your teeth.
Without extraction, these teeth will continue to spread infection throughout the gums. This can lead to additional extractions or root canals as the teeth are infected and causing intense pain. Pain killers can help to take the edge off the pain and will be able to make it livable but you will need to have the teeth extracted in order to be completely healed.
After the tooth is removed, this is when a lot of the pain can occur. A lot of people suffer tremendously after the removal of their teeth as it can take a week or longer for the intense healing process to occur and then it can take even more time before you feel completely healed.
During the time after the teeth are extracted and you are waiting on the healing process, you can help by gargling with saltwater. Rinsing the sockets with warm saltwater is one of the easiest ways to help heal the sockets and to prevent dry socket from occurring. If you do not work on healing the sockets, it will become very painful and it can prolong the healing process.