What should you do to make the pain go away?

Some home based remedies can help you over night, but none of these are the permanent solution. These remedies may give you a temporary or partial relief from pain or reduce the pain’s intensity.

• Warm salt water rinse
• Apply Ice on the effected side
• Chew clove
• Chew a raw onion
• Place frozen cucumber slice
• Place Tea bags
• Baking soda and tooth paste

What next should I do to permanently fix it?

Find a local dentist as soon as possible. Most of the dentist offer emergency treatments, call and setup your appointment. You need to ensure you fully describe your condition correctly. It helps dental clinics prepare accordingly. Generally, member of the dental team asks certain set of questions to fully illustrate your condition, and take notes for the dentist so that he also entirely comprehend the case scenario.

Wisdom tooth check-up process

After thorough examination, first and the most important thing is the X-ray. This help dentist recognise the exact position of the wisdom tooth under the tissues and determines whether there is enough space for eruption. At this point, dentist pronounce the viable treatment type. There are usually four case scenarios based on X-rays and examination:

• Case 1: If you’re lucky enough, your wisdom tooth will erupt without any hassle because it is not angled or slanted, and have enough room for eruption.
• Case 2: Wisdom tooth is not angled or slanted, it is pretty much straight but a part of tissue is an obstacle and causing swelling and inflammation. In this case, dentist will partially remove the tissue, or initiate a small incision so that tooth can easily erupt, and sit on its place in jaw easily.
• Case 3: Wisdom tooth is not positioned correctly, and is angled towards second molar, or other way around. In such case, the only option is the extraction. Extraction can be supervised under the local anaesthesia or conscious sedation. Recommendation of the dentist varies based on each cases or your choice.
• Case 4: Wisdom tooth is fully impact within the bone. Dentist will need to cut through your bone for extraction. Most critical, and requires an intensive surgical procedure for extraction.

What type of extraction should you expect?

Generally wisdom tooth extraction is considered very painful, and most of the patients fear it. However, not every case is complicated, and requires an intensive surgery. In fact, they surgery process is usually comfortable due to the sedation option. You will not even have a hint of extraction afterwards.

• Simple extraction:

Wisdom tooth is visible, and does not require surgical procedure or incision.

• Surgical extraction:

Wisdom tooth is not visible, and requires surgical procedure for extraction. In some of the extreme cases bone also needs to be cut through.

Complexities of wisdom tooth extraction

Wisdom teeth are connected to inferior Alveolar nerve (supply sensation to the lower teeth) located in mandible in an area called mandibular canal. Your dentist knows this, and he will be very careful while extracting. Nerve damage can result in chewing and speech difficulty.

Post extraction care you should know

• Genteelly hold ice pack to your cheek to reduce swelling
• Exercise jaw by opening and closing your mouth
• Eat soft food
• Drink lots of liquid
• Brush next day softly and genteelly
• Use anti-inflammatory and pain killers as prescribed by a dentist
• Call your dentist if swelling or inflammation does not go away within couple of days after surgery
• Do not smoke, it slows down the healing process
• Use salt water to rinse effected area carefully at least twice a day
• Avoid drinking through straw
• Eat ice-cream, it helps reduce swelling

Some interesting facts:

• Lucky 35% of the people are born without wisdom teeth
• Wisdom teeth are not formed in the womb
• Wisdom teeth can be a source of stem cells

Dr. Shenas has performed numerous complex wisdom tooth extraction. Feel free to contact him for the best treatment.

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As we move forward, we find more diseases, learn their causes, and develop a strategy, medicines, and machines that help us fight back. Similarly, our body has one common structural element built for natural cure the ‘Immune system’ “The organs and processes of the body that provide resistance to infection and toxins”.

Besides a tough built, human body is prone to infections, especially oral infections. Immune system works hard to keep germs out of our body with the help of antibodies, and lymph nodes that are vital part of immune system. Lymph nodes generate white blood cells capable of fighting back infections but their success rate of winning small battles being fought every second within our body is not 100%. Which is why certain type of oral infections require some additional tests, and high doses of medicines prescribed by a dentist.

Types of Oral Infections and their causes:

Gingivitis:

Gingivitis is a medical term for early diagnoses of gum disease. According to the survey, 50 -90% of the people are infected with this type of gum disease which is mostly left untreated. This results into severity of the gum disease problem.

When bacteria settles in gum’s crevices, they release toxins. Our gums reacts to these toxins, and thus result in inflammation, swelling, and bleeding.

Gingivitis bacteria not only harm your oral health, it also is one of the causes of phenomena when bacteria is inhaled into lungs (According to American Academy of Periodontology).

Dental Caries:

Dental Caries, tooth decay, or cavity is caused by bacteria which constantly release various toxins & acids around the gums and on the enamel surface. If we’re not in a habit of regularly brushing, and flossing, these toxins sit there, and do their magic. It all starts when bacteria in plaque react with sugar content in our food, which results into a release of acid. This acid then starts attacking enamel surface and consequentially cause dental caries.

Periodontal Disease:

According to the definition “Peri” means around, and “odontal” refers to teeth. When Gingivitis spreads below the gums, and penetrate into the bones it causes a tooth loss. Periodontal disease is an infection that surrounds the pockets of teeth resulting into inflammation of gums, destruction of tissues, and bone. Luckily, periodontal diseases are treatable. By scaling and root planning dentist should be able to take away the plaque and tartar deposits, and as a consequence periodontal pockets of teeth starts shrinking back to their normal state.

Aphthous ulcers / Canker Sores:

Canker sores are caused by number of factors that mainly include: injury to the mouth, acidic or spicy foods, vitamin deficiencies, hormones, stress, or autoimmune disorders. With the help of oral medication, canker sores heal with in one to two weeks but it is dually important to get the actual cause checked by following up with your dentist. In case of severe canker sores, few additional tests with high doses of medicines might be prescribed for swift healing.

Based in Chelsea, London, Shenas dental clinic is a well-established dental clinic serving valued patients for over twelve years with great success. Our aim at Shenas dental clinic is to become an icon for your satisfaction, trust, and best oral health. We intake private patients of all age, gender, and ethnicity. With our multi-cultured staff members we establish much better communication and help you restore your confidence and smile to the level best you can ever imagine. Contact us.

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What leads to bad breath?

• If you have persistent bad breath, it might be caused by the smelly gases that are released by the bacteria that coat the teeth and gums
• Eating strong foods like garlic and onions add to the problem and cause smelling breath
• Smoking is one of the main causes of bad breath
• Nasal and stomach problems also result in bad breath if left untreated for a long time
• Sometimes dental decay and gum diseases also cause bad breath if they are not controlled on time and they develop to such an extent that they affect your breath too

Dealing with bad breath most effectively

• It is important to know that keeping the tongue clean helps to remove unwanted bacteria and the coating from the tongue’s surface that leads to bad breath
• Proper brushing and regular flossing is important to get rid of the food particles that get stuck between the teeth and lead to unpleasant smell

Visit our dentist if you think that you are having persistent bad breath and you will be thoroughly examined. The dentist might clean your teeth professionally removing any food particles and giving you fresh breath.  In addition to this, the dentist will look for problems that are causing bad breath and help you look forward to healthy teeth and fresh smelling mouth.

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