From a biological point of view, teething in children is a completely normal phenomenon. Today, no he althy person can do without it. There are two generations of teeth in a lifetime: milk teeth and permanent teeth. The first erupt in a person in early childhood. As a rule, no one remembers this process. But it brings a lot of anxiety to children. Young parents experience many problems with this. For adults, wisdom teeth can be of great concern. Teething symptoms, methods for alleviating them and methods of treatment - that's what will be discussed in this review.
How do babies teeth?
So what do you need to know about this? What should you pay attention to first of all? Children usually start teething between 6 and 8 months of age. By the age of three, the milk incisors should be fully formed. It is worth remembering that children do not have 32 teeth, but only 20. How do you know that the incisors are starting to cut in a child? After all, children cannot tell what they feel. Cutting can be determined bya certain list of signs.
Here are some of them:
- Increased body temperature. This is one of the main signs. Since the processes associated with teething are going on in the child’s body, his temperature may rise. Usually it is not higher than 37.8 degrees.
- Face may experience redness or breakouts.
- Teething is usually accompanied by heavy salivation.
- Diarrhea. Not the most common symptom, but it can also indicate that the child is teething.
- Rhinitis. We are talking about the abundant discharge of mucus from the nose, which does not last longer than five days.
All these signs confirm that teething is normal.
Problems with teething
Often parents have a lot of problems with the appearance of teeth in children. The baby can wake up and cry at night, refuse to eat, show anxiety and nervousness. In extreme cases, complications can even arise. For example, against the background of eruption, an infection often occurs. If vomiting, severe coughing and other uncharacteristic symptoms appear, you should definitely consult a doctor. Young mothers need to know that girls teeth appear earlier. On average, all milk teeth should appear by the age of 3. At the age of 5-6 years, they will begin to change to permanent ones. In this case, the change process will no longer cause much trouble. A milk tooth will simply fall out, and a permanent one will form in its place, with which a person will live until old age.
How do wisdom teeth cut?
Let's take a closer look at this. If everything is quite simple with children, then the symptoms of wisdom teeth in an adult can sometimes be very difficult to determine. The eruption process can cause many problems. In some cases, a person may not have all of their permanent teeth. But after twenty years, they begin to actively erupt.
Usually, by the age of 18, a person has only 28 teeth. But medical reference books always mention the number 32. So what's the matter? The last 4 teeth erupt already in adulthood. They are called wisdom teeth.
What are they? At what age do wisdom teeth grow? Symptoms begin to develop around age 18. But here everything is individual: for someone they do not grow even by 35, and for someone they do not erupt at all. Like baby teeth in children, wisdom incisors cause a lot of trouble for adults.
What are the symptoms of teething in an adult
This issue should be given special attention. How does adult wisdom teeth erupt?
Symptoms are listed below:
- aching pain;
- pain while swallowing. This symptom indicates inflammation of the gums at the site of the eruption of the wisdom tooth;
- swelling and redness;
- ear pain;
- pain in the jaw area;
- inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes under the jaw.
If the listed symptoms do not go away for a long timetime, you should see a doctor. In any case, when teething, you need to monitor the general condition of the body. If the process is going well, then it should not bother you much. If you experience serious discomfort, then you should definitely consult a specialist. It will help to cope with discomfort and prevent the development of complications. Self-medication can only complicate your situation.
Many are interested in what the wisdom teeth are when they grow, the symptoms that accompany eruption. However, not everyone is faced with this problem. According to statistics, every fourth adult has wisdom teeth that never erupt. For others, this process is often associated with certain complications.
Problems with eruption of the last incisors
What to do if a wisdom tooth began to climb? What symptoms can be signs of complications? At an early age, many third molars begin to erupt. This process is usually almost painless. However, some experience significant discomfort, inflammation and pain.
Signs of eruption of incisors are quite individual. Some do not feel the wisdom tooth coming in at all. The symptoms characteristic of this process are simply absent. In others, on the contrary, teething is accompanied by unbearable pain, swelling and general malaise.
Most common symptoms
How is a wisdom tooth cut? The most common symptoms areare listed below:
- itching in the area of teething;
- aching pain in the jaw;
- pain when swallowing;
- swelling of the mucosa and gums at the site of eruption;
- high temperature;
- general weakness and malaise;
- chill;
- increased lymph nodes in size.
How to understand that a wisdom tooth is growing?
Some of the symptoms presented, such as pain when swallowing and high fever, are not recommended to be ignored. They may indicate the presence of serious inflammatory processes. In this case, you should definitely visit the dentist's office. He will explain how to relieve the symptoms. If you do nothing and let everything take its course, you can get serious complications such as osteomyelitis or abscess.
How is a wisdom tooth cut? Symptoms may vary. This is due to the fact that vessels, lymph nodes and nerve endings are located near the "eights". When an infection occurs, it can easily spread throughout the body. Therefore, often the eruption of wisdom teeth causes pain in the neck and head. There are also cases when, when wisdom teeth appeared, they caused severe complications. Many doctors generally believe that they should be removed.
Features of incisor formation
How does a wisdom tooth usually grow? We have already considered the symptoms of eruption. They rarely come out without problems. This fact is easily explained. The fact is that the third painters begin to form at a time when the restthe teeth have long been formed, and the jaw itself has become a little narrower. It is worth noting that the later the last incisors are cut, the more painful this process will be.
The main problem that occurs when a wisdom tooth erupts is the lack of space in the oral cavity. Most often, this leads to the development of pericoronitis - inflammation of the mucous membranes and gums. The growth of the third painter in this case will be difficult. In some cases, during eruption, a so-called hood of swollen dense tissue is even formed. It has to be surgically removed in the dentist's office.
Dystopia
What is this? Another common problem that can occur when teething wisdom teeth is dystopia. This is the name of the incorrect position in the oral cavity of the emerging tooth. As a result, eruption occurs with great difficulty. The wisdom tooth begins to rest against neighboring incisors and gradually destroy them. In some cases, dystopia leads to sad consequences. Then not only the wisdom tooth is subject to removal, but also the neighboring ones.
How long can incisors grow?
As a rule, third molars are formed between the ages of 18 and 30. This usually happens between the ages of 20 and 23. You should not hope that after 30 years the formation of all wisdom teeth will be completed. Such cases are very rare. According to research, their rudiments begin to form as early as the age of seven. Strong roots are formed at 14-15 years. The growth rate of the "eights" depends on many factors. This is both a general condition and featuresjaw structure, and genetic predisposition.
Can I speed up the process?
Third molars usually take a very long time to grow. Here everything depends to a greater extent on the individual characteristics of the organism. How can you speed up the cutting process? Dentists and doctors are categorical in this matter. Some actions can only hurt. For example, it is believed that to relieve symptoms, you can heat the cheek and jaw area. However, experts do not recommend doing this, as this can provoke an infection. With the activation of inflammatory processes, other tissues, including bone, may suffer.
How to get rid of pain?
Now that you know roughly what wisdom teeth are, when they grow, the symptoms of eruption, you can start discussing pain relief methods. What can be done to relieve pain and swelling? The easiest and most effective way is to use herbal decoctions. Medicinal chamomile gives a good effect. As an antiseptic, you can use a solution of soda and s alt. They should rinse their mouths. Such a composition not only eliminates pain, but also disinfects the oral cavity well. If the pain is too severe, then medications can be tried. Best of all when teething helps "Ketanov", "Tramadol" and "Analgin". But applying pills to a sore gum is categorically not recommended. Medicines are only effective when taken orally.
Howunderstand whether you need to go to the dentist if a wisdom tooth grows? Symptoms and photos of advanced cases will help you figure it out. If a hood has formed over the tooth, then you need to seek help from a doctor. He can gently remove it. The growth of the 8 after this will be eased.
In 75% of cases, the eruption of a wisdom tooth is associated with various complications and problems.
These include:
- inflammation of the space between the gum and the tooth - pericoronitis;
- caries;
- destruction of neighboring teeth;
- malocclusion;
- mucosal damage;
- neoplastic processes.
In many cases, the wisdom tooth simply does not have enough room to grow. In this situation, it can form incorrectly and take an unnatural position, which can lead to cheek injuries.
Conclusion
Today, many have repeatedly encountered unbearable toothache of the “eights”. You can fight it, the most important thing is to know how. In this review, we examined what a wisdom tooth is, the symptoms of its eruption and methods for alleviating them. Many argue that they must be removed. However, it all depends on the individual situation, it is better to consult with a qualified specialist in advance. If the wisdom tooth is formed he althy, then there is no need to remove it. Indeed, in the future, if problems arise with neighboring incisors, it can serve as a support during prosthetics. If, during the formationserious complications are observed, such as the destruction of adjacent ones, acute pericoronitis, the impossibility of filling, lack of free space in the oral cavity, improper formation, then the "eight" is most likely to be removed.
