{"id":107,"date":"2014-10-14T21:23:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T01:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2019-06-30T23:53:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T03:53:25","slug":"is-swelling-a-dental-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/is-swelling-a-dental-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Is swelling a dental emergency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I tend to be a worrier and most of it is in vain, but I wanted to check something out to be certain. My daughter has a wisdom tooth coming in. She mentioned it was bothering her, when I looked, it looks to be bubbling out. \u00a0Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>Patricia H. &#8211; Moore, OK<\/p>\n<p>Patricia,<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like your daughter has\u00a0pericoronitis. This doesn&#8217;t start out as a dental emergency, but can become one.<\/p>\n<p>When a wisdom tooth erupts, it sometimes has a flap of skin under which food and other debris can get trapped. This leads to bacteria multiplying. If caught at this stage, some irrigation usually clears it right up.<\/p>\n<p>However, if it isn&#8217;t caught early, it can quickly become and infection and spread. It usually shows up as a bubble or abscess. This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/emergency-dentist.html\">dental emergency<\/a> and is where your daughter&#8217;s case seems to be. It is a good thing you followed your instincts.<\/p>\n<p>This will need treatment right away. Contact your dentist.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\">Libertyville, IL dentist<\/a> Dr. David Potts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I tend to be a worrier and most of it is in vain, but I wanted to check something out to be certain. My daughter has a wisdom tooth coming in. She mentioned it was bothering her, when I looked, it looks to be bubbling out. \u00a0Thoughts? 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