I had my bottom right molar removed in April, dentist had a good go at the wisdom tooth beside it too but couldn’t get it out and said it would need a full surgical extraction .
Previous wisdom teeth I’ve had lower left out under max fax, upper left was taken out by dentist (but was relatively uncomplicated extraction), upper right has come in fully but on a bad angle .
Essentially I’ve been left by the dentist with a hole in my gum now about 1 cm deep - if I shine a torch I can see the wisdom tooth (I assume it’s tooth - solid yellow material, it’s either tooth or it’s bone but I’m guessing the former) . it’s growing at an awkward angle apparently so won’t come in straight . There’s now a tiny tiny (about 3mm) bit of what’s definitely tooth poking through my gum further up .
The hole isn’t painful - mostly - but it feels awful, the hole gets packed with food debris so I’m having to constantly clear it out with toothpicks . If I bite/chew on it too hard I do get a searing pain that lasts about an hour or so.
It smells vile, and I get a foul tasting discharge from it - I’m using cotton buds throughout the day to try and clear it, they’re covered in foul smelling brownish/green discharge each time . Sometimes blood stained .
Dentist said minimum 4 year wait for NHS to sort, or I can pay £300 for them to have another go but on the understanding they won’t be able to do as good a job as maxfax would and may have to abandon attempt - said they won’t know until they start if they can complete it . Also said they can’t guarantee they wouldn’t cause permanent nerve damage - said that might be less likely in hospital setting . In other words, better off waiting for surgical removal .
I’m guessing it isn’t solvable until the NHS can remove the tooth altogether but how can I prevent the discharge/taste and smell? It’s awful, I wake up in the morning gagging as it tastes rotten (probably what the problem is to be fair, tooth is probably decayed) . Just wondering if anyone has any ideas !!