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Did your wisdom teeth smell?

andersonsonsonandersonsonson Posts: 6,454
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My wisdom teeth are coming through and I've had minor headaches/pain but nothing serioes. I have no fillings but there is a bad smell on one wisdom tooth. If I touch it and then smell my finger, it smells horrible. Its disgusting!


Is this normal?

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    shantomshantom Posts: 2,264
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    One of mine did, it was the bottom one - I ended up getting abscesses there all the time so in the end I had all four pulled out - best thing I ever did. You have my sympathies, wisdom teeth are a pain!
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    CaxtonCaxton Posts: 28,881
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    You may have got some infection or on impacted tooth

    http://www.colgateprofessional.com/patient-education/articles/wisdom-teeth

    I would suggest a trip to the dentist asap, but in the mean time dissolve a teaspoon of salt in a tumbler of warm water and use it as a mouthwash morning and night this should help combat any infection.
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    andersonsonsonandersonsonson Posts: 6,454
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    It actually smells like poo and freaking me out
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    SparklySwedeSparklySwede Posts: 1,112
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    I have had a similar problem. My dentist said it was because it's so easy for bits of food to get trapped under the gum as a tooth is coming through and it's impossible to clean properly yourself so it can cause frequent infections.

    I was prescribed Corsodyl mouthwash which worked brilliantly, and also used salt in warm water to rinse it to help keep infections at bay. I would recommend just trying one of these options for now and see if it improves.

    If you're really worried though, go to your dentist and they'll be able to see if it's just an infection for the reason I mentioned above or if there is a larger problems such as the tooth being impacted.
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    TelevisionUserTelevisionUser Posts: 41,417
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    Did your wisdom teeth smell?

    Nope, but l know how much of a literal pain they are! I had to have an emergency dental visit earlier on in the week where l was prescribed metronizadole antibiotics + corsodyl to deal with a (very, very painful) wisdom tooth infection that suddenly flared up.

    andersonsonson, I'd really suggest booking a check up as soon as possible with your NHS dentist (it'll cost £19 or so) or finding one via here http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Dentists/LocationSearch/3 and then absolutely abiding by their advice and instructions. You'll probably have to pay for your own medications plus prescriptions too so I'd suggest budgeting for it as well. It's better to get it professionally sorted out now rather than have it develop into something much worse and more painful later on. Good luck with this one!
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