Infected Wisdom Tooth - Signs & Symptoms You Must Know

Most people remove their wisdom teeth at the early stage, because they tend to cause expensive and long-lasting dental problems if left unattended. The most common reason for infection is the impacted wisdom tooth; as it partially emerges from the gum, it allows bacteria into your gums. This creates a situation where the chance of infection is extremely high and so your wisdom tooth (or teeth) must be removed as soon as possible. These impacted wisdom teeth are also likely to suffer from chronic tooth decay, because these teeth are hard to reach and brushing and maintenance become a great discomfort.  .

Signs and Symptoms of Infected Wisdom Teeth  

Sometimes you may not experience any pain even though complications exist in your wisdom teeth. The below mentioned signs and symptoms can let you know the correct time to speak to your dentist about the affordable wisdom teeth removal in Sydney:

• The symptoms of wisdom teeth removal can include pain at the back of your mouth, behind the molars. This pain may gradually increase with time as your wisdom teeth continue to grow in sideways or misaligned manner, pressing your bone and nerves. Your wisdom teeth begin to shift due to crowding in your mouth.
• You can feel discomfort due to the wisdom tooth emerging at an awkward angle and rubbing against your cheek or tongue. Other symptoms include redness, tenderness, pain, and/or swelling around the infected area.
• This situation allows bacteria to enter through the open tissue, as wisdom teeth begin to erupt through the surface of your gums. This can result in tooth infection. Dental infections have been shown to affect your overall health as well. 
• It’s also possible for your wisdom teeth to become impacted, i.e. a state in which the neighboring teeth or jaw bone block your wisdom teeth from erupting. As their roots continue to elongate, they become trapped in place, and the longer they remain impacted, the more likely they will cause problems for your oral and general health. 
• Wisdom teeth symptoms due to impaction include severe pain at the end of your gum, infection, and many other complications. Bad taste upon chewing food, foul breath, redness and swelling can all be signs of wisdom teeth infection. If impacted wisdom teeth are left untreated, they can breed cysts and, in rare cases it result in tumors.

Cost of wisdom teeth removal

Removing wisdom teeth is almost always necessary when they start causing trouble to you. The cost of wisdom teeth removal in Sydney varies widely depending upon:

• the number of problematic wisdom teeth
• the scope and nature of the treatment required
• the nature of the placement of the wisdom teeth

Except in the most urgent cases, your dentist provides a full written costing before any treatment or removal of wisdom teeth is commenced.