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Wisdom tooth pain
Wisdom Tooth Pain in Kondapur, Hyderabad
Wisdom tooth pain in Kondapur is the ache at the very back of the jaw when a third molar tries to come through or has been trapped. It may be a passing discomfort or a repeating infection, and the gum, the tooth in front and the jaw can all be affected.
Elite Dental Clinic is a dental clinic in Kondapur, Hyderabad. This page is medically reviewed by Dr. Revathi Indukuri, a dentist at the clinic, and wisdom teeth are removed by the clinic's oral and maxillofacial surgeons. It explains why a wisdom tooth hurts in Kondapur, what helps at home, when removal is advised and when it is urgent.
- Usual age
- Late teens to thirties
- Often caused by
- A trapped tooth and gum infection
- At home
- Rinses and painkillers help for a while
- Open
- Every day
Open every day from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. If you have pain or swelling, call or send a WhatsApp message before you come so your visit can be planned.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Revathi Indukuri, BDS, MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics). Last reviewed . About the reviewer
Quick answer
Wisdom tooth pain is pain at the back of the jaw caused by a wisdom tooth that is coming through, trapped under the gum or against the tooth in front, often with an infection of the gum flap over it. At Elite Dental Clinic in Hyderabad, the dentist finds the cause, eases the pain and advises whether the tooth should be removed.
01 Overview
Why does a wisdom tooth hurt and what is pericoronitis?
Wisdom teeth are the last to come through, usually between the late teens and the early thirties, and many do not have enough room. A wisdom tooth that cannot come through properly is called impacted. It may lie sideways, press against the tooth in front or stay partly under the gum.1 Removal and the problems that lead to it are covered on the wisdom tooth removal page.
The commonest cause of pain is a flap of gum that partly covers the tooth. Food and bacteria get trapped under the flap, and it becomes swollen, sore and infected. This is called pericoronitis. It causes pain at the back of the jaw, a swollen gum, a bad taste, bad breath and sometimes difficulty opening the mouth and a fever.
Other causes include decay in the wisdom tooth or in the tooth in front where food packs between them, pressure from the tooth pushing against its neighbour, a cyst, and a tooth coming through. Pain can spread to the ear and along the jaw, see jaw pain and tooth pain.
If the gum or face is swelling, see swollen gums. A wisdom tooth infection can spread, and in that case it is an emergency, see dental emergency.
In short, a wisdom tooth hurts most often because it is trapped and the gum over it is infected.
Tooth decay in or beside a wisdom tooth is a frequent cause of pain.
02 Candidacy
When should I see a dentist about wisdom tooth pain in Kondapur?
A short ache while a tooth comes through can settle. Pain that returns or comes with other signs needs a visit. The two lists below describe the general pattern.
See a dentist if
- Pain at the back of the jaw that lasts more than a couple of days or keeps coming back
- A swollen, red or tender gum over the back tooth, or a bad taste
- Food repeatedly caught behind the last tooth
- Pain that spreads to the ear or makes it hard to open your mouth
Needs urgent care
- A swollen face or jaw, or a fever, which may mean the infection is spreading
- Trouble opening the mouth, swallowing or breathing
- Pus or severe, throbbing pain
- Swelling that spreads to the neck, which needs a hospital emergency department
A repeated ache needs a dentist, and a swollen face, fever or trouble swallowing needs urgent care.
03 Options
What helps wisdom tooth pain in Kondapur?
Treatment depends on what is causing the pain and whether it keeps coming back. The dentist explains which of the following apply.
Cleaning and rinses for pericoronitis of a wisdom tooth
The dentist cleans under the gum flap and flushes out trapped food and bacteria, and advises a warm salt water rinse or an antiseptic. Antibiotics are used only if there are signs of spreading infection. See teeth cleaning.
One visit
Wisdom tooth removal for repeated infection or decay
If the tooth keeps getting infected, is decayed, or damages the tooth in front, removal is usually advised. See wisdom tooth removal. A tooth buried in the bone needs surgical tooth extraction.2
A booked visit
Watching a wisdom tooth that is not causing problems
A wisdom tooth that has come through well, can be cleaned and does not hurt may be left, with regular check-ups. The ADA notes that wisdom teeth are removed when they cause problems or are likely to.2
No treatment
If decay has reached the tooth in front, it may need a filling or a root canal. If braces or crowding are a concern, see braces treatment.
| Compared on | Gum flap infection | Impacted or decayed wisdom tooth |
|---|---|---|
| Cause | Food and bacteria under the gum flap | Tooth trapped, or decay |
| Pain | Comes and goes, with swelling | Constant or growing |
| First treatment | Cleaning, rinses, sometimes antibiotics | Often removal |
| Return | Likely if the tooth stays | Not after removal |
A flap infection is cleaned, and a tooth that keeps causing trouble is usually removed.
04 Procedure
How is wisdom tooth pain examined and treated, step by step?
The first job is to find out whether the tooth itself, the gum or the tooth in front is the cause. The steps below are what usually happens.
Find the cause, ease the pain and decide whether the tooth should stay.
History of the wisdom tooth pain
The dentist asks where it hurts, when it began, whether it has happened before, and whether you have swelling, a bad taste, a fever or trouble opening your mouth.
Examining the gum flap and the impacted wisdom tooth
The gum over the tooth is examined for swelling and pus, and the teeth in front are checked for decay. An X-ray shows the position of the wisdom tooth, its roots and its nearness to the nerve in the jaw.
Cleaning and easing the pain
The area under the gum flap is gently flushed and cleaned, often under local anaesthetic. Pain relief is advised, and antibiotics are prescribed only if the infection is spreading.2
Wisdom tooth removal or keeping the tooth
If the tooth keeps getting infected, is decayed or damages its neighbour, removal is advised, and the risks and options are explained. If it is not causing problems, it can be watched.
Removing the wisdom tooth if needed
Removal is planned from the X-ray and done under local anaesthetic, with sedation if wanted. A buried tooth may need bone removal, see surgical tooth extraction.
Aftercare and review of the wisdom tooth infection
You are given instructions for healing and a review is booked. If the tooth stays, you are shown how to clean behind it.
05 Cost
What decides the cost of treating wisdom tooth pain in Kondapur, Hyderabad?
Treatment is planned for one person, not sold as a product, so the cost follows your evaluation.
Each tooth is different, so Elite Dental Clinic does not quote a cost before an examination. You receive a written plan that lists each stage before any treatment starts.
What the evaluation looks at
- Whether the pain needs only cleaning or the tooth needs removing
- How deep and difficult the tooth is, from the X-ray
- How many wisdom teeth are removed
- Whether sedation is used
What you decide with the dentist
- X-rays or a scan
- Medicines prescribed
- Treatment of decay in the tooth in front
Your medical history matters too, including blood-thinning medicines and any conditions that affect healing.
The cost follows the plan, and the plan follows the evaluation.
06 Aftercare
What can I do at home about wisdom tooth pain?
These steps ease wisdom tooth pain for a while and do not remove the cause. See a dentist if the pain returns.
Rinse with warm salt water
Half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water, rinsed gently around the back tooth several times a day, soothes the gum and clears trapped food. Do not swallow it.
Pain relief
Take paracetamol or ibuprofen as directed on the packet unless your doctor has advised otherwise. A cold pack on the cheek can ease the ache. Do not put aspirin on the gum.
Clean behind the tooth gently
Use a soft, small-headed brush and a gentle water flush behind the tooth. Avoid poking with sharp objects. Eat soft food and chew on the other side.
Know when it is more than home care
If the pain lasts more than a couple of days, the gum is swelling, or you have a fever, a bad taste or trouble opening your mouth, see a dentist.
When to call us
Go to a hospital emergency department right away if swelling spreads to the face, eye or neck, or you have trouble breathing, swallowing or opening your mouth. Call the clinic the same day for severe pain, pus, a fever or a swollen gum.
Salt water, gentle cleaning and painkillers help for a while, and a returning pain needs a dentist.
07 Limits
What are the limits of home care and treatment for wisdom tooth pain?
Home care eases the pain, and the cause often needs more.
- Rinses and painkillers do not remove a trapped tooth, and the pain tends to return.
- Antibiotics treat an infection and do not stop it coming back while the tooth is trapped.
- A wisdom tooth close to the jaw nerve needs a careful plan before removal.
- Not every painful wisdom tooth has to be removed, and not every wisdom tooth that is removed was causing pain.
- Pain at the back of the jaw can come from other causes, such as the jaw joint or the tooth in front.
For jaw joint causes, see TMJ treatment. For bad breath that comes with a trapped tooth, see bad breath.
Risks and complications
The risks of treatment are small for cleaning: soreness and, rarely, a reaction to a product. The risks of removal include pain and swelling, bleeding, infection, dry socket, damage to nearby teeth and, rarely, injury to a nerve that causes numbness of the lip, chin or tongue.3
The larger risk is leaving a repeatedly infected wisdom tooth. The infection can spread to the cheek, jaw and neck and can affect breathing and swallowing, which is an emergency.
Results vary between people, and no one can promise that a painful wisdom tooth will not cause trouble again if it is kept.
Home care is a short-term measure, and a wisdom tooth that keeps infecting is usually removed.
08 Your visit
What happens at your first wisdom tooth pain appointment in Kondapur?
At the first visit the dentist asks about the pain, looks at the gum over the tooth, checks the teeth beside it and takes an X-ray. You are told what is causing the pain and what the options are. The pain is eased first, and if removal is advised, it can often be booked soon. You receive a written plan that lists each stage before any treatment starts.
Tell the dentist about swelling, fever, bad taste, earlier episodes and your medicines and allergies. If the tooth is to be removed, ask about sedation, and bring someone with you.
The team speaks English, Telugu and Hindi. You are under no obligation to go ahead with treatment.
The first visit eases the pain and says whether the tooth should be kept or removed.
09 Why this clinic
Why choose Elite Dental Clinic for wisdom tooth pain in Kondapur?
Medical reviewer of this page
Dr. Revathi Indukuri
BDS, MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)
BDS, Sree Sai Dental College Research Institute, 2009
MDS, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, 2016
A wisdom tooth that is coming through can ache for a few days and then settle. One that keeps hurting, swells the gum or gives you a bad taste is usually trapped, and the flap of gum over it gets infected again and again. Washing it out only helps for so long, and I will tell you honestly when removal is the sensible answer and when it is not.
Dr. Revathi Indukuri
Dr. Revathi Indukuri reviewed this page as a dentist at the clinic. Her MDS in conservative dentistry and endodontics covers decay in the teeth around a wisdom tooth. The clinic's team board lists oral and maxillofacial surgeons, who remove wisdom teeth, including those buried in the bone.
Surgeons on the team
The team board lists oral and maxillofacial surgeons, who carry out difficult wisdom tooth removals.
Pain eased first
The dentist cleans the infected gum and relieves the pain at the first visit where possible.
Keeping is an honest option
If a wisdom tooth is not causing trouble, you are told so and not pushed towards removal.
A written plan before treatment
You receive a written plan before any treatment starts, so you know what is being done.
Surgeons on the team, pain eased first and keeping the tooth as an honest option are what this clinic stands behind.
10 Reviews
Patient reviews of Elite Dental Clinic in Kondapur
Recent patient reviews of Elite Dental Clinic
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11 Visit us
Dentist in Kondapur, Hyderabad: location, hours and access
Elite Dental Clinic
2nd floor, Artham's Arcade, above Vijaya Diagnostics
Kondapur, Raghavendra Colony, Gachibowli
Hyderabad, Telangana 500084
070320 78789
Kondapur, Raghavendra Colony, Gachibowli
Hyderabad, Telangana 500084
070320 78789
| Monday to Sunday | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm |
|---|
The clinic is on the second floor of Artham's Arcade, above Vijaya Diagnostics, in Raghavendra Colony.
Patients looking for a painful wisdom tooth dentist in Kondapur will find the clinic above Vijaya Diagnostics in Artham's Arcade, Raghavendra Colony. Wisdom tooth pain treatment in Kondapur starts with an X-ray and a gentle clean under the gum. Languages spoken: English, Telugu and Hindi. More about the clinic: dentist in Kondapur.
The clinic is on the second floor above Vijaya Diagnostics and is open every day from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.
12 Travelling patients
Wisdom tooth pain in Hyderabad for visitors and people from other cities and countries
If a wisdom tooth starts to hurt while you are visiting or after moving to Hyderabad, connect with the clinic on WhatsApp or by phone, say if there is swelling or fever, and the team will find you an early time. The pain can usually be eased at the first visit.
If removal is advised, ask how long to stay after it for healing and review, and whether it is fine to fly afterwards. Ask for a note and an X-ray copy before you leave.
Ask for your records, X-rays and a written summary before you leave. The clinic is open every day from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, and the team speaks English, Hindi and Telugu.
Plan the visits before you travel, and take your records home.
13 Questions
Wisdom tooth pain questions from patients in Kondapur
Why does my wisdom tooth hurt?
Most often because the tooth is partly covered by a flap of gum where food and bacteria collect, which becomes swollen and infected, a condition called pericoronitis. Other causes are decay, pressure against the tooth in front and a tooth that is trapped in the jaw.
How long does wisdom tooth pain last?
A short ache while the tooth comes through may last a few days. Pain from an infected flap tends to settle with cleaning and then return. Pain that lasts more than a couple of days or keeps coming back needs a dentist.
Do I need to remove a painful wisdom tooth?
Not always. If the tooth has come through well and can be cleaned, it may be kept. If it keeps getting infected, is decayed, or damages the tooth in front, removal is usually advised. The ADA notes that wisdom teeth are removed when they cause problems or are likely to.
Can I treat wisdom tooth pain at home?
Warm salt water rinses, gentle cleaning and painkillers can ease it for a while. They do not remove a trapped tooth, and the pain tends to return. See a dentist if it lasts more than a couple of days or comes with swelling.
Do I need antibiotics for a wisdom tooth infection?
Only if the infection is spreading, for example with a fever, facial swelling or trouble opening the mouth. For a simple flap infection, cleaning under the flap and rinses are usually the main treatment. The dentist decides.
Is wisdom tooth pain an emergency?
It becomes one if swelling spreads to the face or neck, or you have trouble breathing, swallowing or opening your mouth, which needs a hospital emergency department. A fever, pus or severe throbbing pain needs a dentist the same day.
How is the cost of treating wisdom tooth pain decided?
The cost is given after the examination and X-ray. Whether cleaning is enough or the tooth needs removing, how deep it is, whether sedation is used and how many teeth are treated all change the plan. You receive a written plan before treatment starts.
Can a wisdom tooth cause ear or jaw pain?
Yes. Pain from a wisdom tooth can spread to the ear, the side of the face and along the jaw, and a swollen gum can make it hard to open the mouth. A dentist can tell whether the pain is coming from the tooth or the jaw joint.
14 Second opinion
Is a wisdom tooth hurting or swelling?
Book a visit and the dentist will ease the pain, take an X-ray and tell you whether the tooth should be kept or removed. Call or send a WhatsApp message to book. If your face or neck is swelling or you have trouble breathing or swallowing, go to a hospital emergency department instead. You are under no obligation to go ahead with treatment.
15 Related
Treatments often considered for wisdom tooth pain
Wisdom tooth removal
The full guide to removing a wisdom tooth and recovering.
Surgical tooth extraction
For a wisdom tooth buried in the bone or broken at the gum.
Teeth cleaning
Helps to keep the gum behind a back tooth healthy.
Sources
- Wisdom tooth removal (how extraction is done), NHS
- Wisdom teeth (when removal is advised), American Dental Association, MouthHealthy
- Wisdom tooth removal: complications (dry socket and nerve injury), NHS
This page is general information, not a diagnosis or a substitute for an examination, and results vary between patients.