A wisdom tooth is a rudiment, that is, an organ that has lost its significance during the period of evolutionary development of the body. Nowadays, the wisdom tooth does not provide any useful functions for a modern person. However, wisdom teeth continue to form in the body during the fetal state and remain throughout life. The growth of wisdom teeth can be caused by several factors, one of which is pregnancy.
During pregnancy, processes of restructuring metabolic processes occur in the mother's body. This provokes the appearance of a wisdom tooth. The appearance itself does not have negative consequences, provided that the tooth grows correctly. Often a wisdom tooth grows in the wrong direction, which is what causes discomfort and difficulty in treatment.
Symptoms of an erupting wisdom tooth:
- Pain affecting the ear and jaw area;
- Pain when talking, closing the jaws;
- Sharp and strong shooting in the gums in the area of the eighth tooth;
- Injury to the cheek, cuts. Especially when a wisdom tooth appears on the upper jaw;
- Swelling of the mucous membrane and inflammation of the gums in the area of the eighth tooth;
- Increased temperature accompanied by headache;
- Discomfort when chewing and swallowing;
- Persistent bad breath.
Pain as wisdom teeth grow can be throbbing and aching. The pain is worse at night than during the day. A pregnant woman feels discomfort especially when chewing food. In difficult situations and when treatment of wisdom teeth is delayed, the lymph nodes become inflamed. In such cases, the patient needs to urgently visit the dentist.
