Hi Lynney,
I will answer your question capital letters...
<<My question is - have you ever heard of an unerupted wisdom tooth having a hole/infection in it - how does that happen if it hasn't come through?!!!>>
YES. IRRELEVANT OF WHETHER THE WISDOM TOOTH COMES THROUGH THE BONE AND GUM OR NOT DOES NOT ALTER THE FACT THAT WISDOM TEETH DO NOT ALWAYS FORM COMPLETELY. THE DEFORMITY COULD BE WHAT THEY ARE REFERRING TO AS THE HOLE IN THE TOOTH. OR... BACTERIA HAS ACCUMULATED IN BETWEEN THE WISDOM TOOTH AND SECOND MOLAR AND ACTUALLY CAUSED TOOTH DECAY IN THE WISDOM TOOTH. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN INFECTION TO START BREWING AND IT IS IMPERATIVE TO HAVE THE TOOTH REMOVED.
ALSO, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE TO HAVE REFERRED PAIN FROM THIS SORT OF SITUATION. HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM IS ISOLATED TO JUST THE WISDOM TOOTH. WHEN THEY REMOVE IT, THEY WILL HAVE A BETTER LOOK AT THE SECOND MOLAR.
Hope this answer helps.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Lynney
Hi Bryanna
Finally got an appointment to see the oral-surgeon (I'm in the UK). They did an Orthopantomogram and the senior specialist had a look at it. I can't post here - I asked for a CD but they wouldn't give me one (that's the NHS for you!)
He found an unerupted wisdom tooth with a hole in it! This tooth is 2 along from the one I feel is where the pain comes from, although the surgeon said it could well be referred pain. But I may have 2 problems.
He first advises extraction of the wisdom tooth, let it settle and then see what happens. I will also still have the MRI (due next week).
My question is - have you ever heard of an unerupted wisdom tooth having a hole/infection in it - how does that happen if it hasn't come through?!!!
Thanks again
Lynne
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