Impacted Tooth Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Impacted Tooth treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Impacted Tooth
If an impacted tooth causes no pain, inflammation, infection, and does not affect mouth alignment, no treatment may be necessary. If there are noticeable symptoms, treatment options include the following:
- Over-the-counter pain relievers to ease pain
- Gargling with warm salt water (½ teaspoon of salt in 1 cup of water) to soothe gums
Surgery is usually recommended to remove all wisdom teeth, preferably while the patient is young. This may be done by a dentist under local anesthesia if the tooth is exposed and can be easily removed in one piece. For difficult extractions, your dentist may refer you to an oral surgeon; in these cases, general anesthesia or an intravenous sedative may be used.
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