Mewing is causing my bottom wisdom teeth to erupt, unfortunately it's causing some serious pain on the left side of my mouth and jaw. I can barely chew food. Most people would probably be running to the dentist. I believe mewing will eventually resolve the issue but who knows how long it will take since the tooth is likely still impacted.
Any techniques to hurry it along? Any advice on dealing with or alleviating the pain?
Is all or part of the tooth visible? Can you tell at what angle it is erupting? Is there redness or obvious compression of the gum tissue against the adjacent tooth? How long have you had the pain? Methods like an ice compress, or numbing gel might offer some temporary relief. Oil pulling and/or salt water rinse might help reduce inflammation of the gums. If the tooth is really impacted, you might need to have it extracted, but I would do everything possible to avoid loosing the tooth.
Is all or part of the tooth visible? Can you tell at what angle it is erupting? Is there redness or obvious compression of the gum tissue against the adjacent tooth? How long have you had the pain? Methods like an ice compress, or numbing gel might offer some temporary relief. Oil pulling and/or salt water rinse might help reduce inflammation of the gums. If the tooth is really impacted, you might need to have it extracted, but I would do everything possible to avoid loosing the tooth.
Just one corner of the tooth is visible right now, the corner on the outside (edit) of the mouth next to the adjacent tooth. With my tongue I can feel another point poking into the gums. It appears to be erupting straight, much like the wisdom tooth on the right side where all four corners are visible, but it is set wider than the rest of my molars, also like the opposite wisdom tooth. I'm not sure about compression of the gum tissue against the adjacent tooth. Most of the redness and inflammation is on top of the tooth and behind it. Serious pain has been present for about two or three days.
I did have a moment last night where I was experiencing some good expansion in my palate and I felt something shift in my structure. Within a few minutes the pain went from a level 8 to a 2. My palate tends to go through phases of expansion and contraction. The intermolar width of the bottom molars moves to a lesser extent along with these phases. No surprise that the pain is a lot less when I am in a phase of expansion. It is feeling a bit better today, but it tends to flare up when I eat.
I'm confident that I can get the tooth to erupt eventually, and things would have to get pretty bad for me to go the extraction route. I have tried the saltwater rinse without much success. I will try the oil pulling at some point.
So hopefully you're just having teething pain but not an impaction. Salt rinses and oil pulling won't give you any immediate pain relief but will just help keep the irritated gum tissue clean and minimize inflammation over the long term. Maybe you should try some benzocaine 20% oral anesthetic gel for those times when the pain feels intense. You should be able to find it over the counter at any pharmacy.
So hopefully you're just having teething pain but not an impaction. Salt rinses and oil pulling won't give you any immediate pain relief but will just help keep the irritated gum tissue clean and minimize inflammation over the long term. Maybe you should try some benzocaine 20% oral anesthetic gel for those times when the pain feels intense. You should be able to find it over the counter at any pharmacy.
Yes, hopefully that is the case. But even if there is some level of impaction, I'm confident that mewing will create the room needed. It has already made the tooth erupt more than it was. The only question is how much pain will it cause? And what will my pain tolerance be?
I will definitely look into the anesthetic gel. I appreciate the advice.
FYI… It is the outside corner of the wisdom tooth showing, not the inside.
How old are you? It can cause issues if the teeth come in at an angle... for example.. see attached. Get a free panoramic from an orthodontist. Take it to a dentist. LOL. Or just go to a dentist. They are trained in handling individual cases. As Dr. Mew says - he does not give individual advice... neither can I. However, it maybe worth reaserching wisdom teeth and learn more.
Dr. Huang of University of Washington advises, "I’m not against removing wisdom teeth, but you should do an assessment and have a good clinical reason." Sounds like a good idea to get assessed. The more pertainent information, the better.
I am 35. I do not believe it is coming in at an angle. I have seen x-rays of my teeth fairly recently, and no dentist has ever told me that they were coming in crooked. There was never quite enough room behind the tooth. I would say I probably needed 2 or 3 mm of room, maybe even less, between the back of the tooth and the bone.
Every dentist I have ever seen has told me that they need to come out. But the reasons were always about possible infections and how it is difficult to clean etc. If the serious pain continues or gets worse, I will likely have it looked at by a professional.
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