What are some signs of impacted tooth?

Pain, swelling: Jaw pain, swelling, difficulty opening your mouth, irritation to your cheeks when eating or talking, fever.

Pain, swelling: An impacted tooth is a tooth that is covered by eith gum tissue, bone, or both. It could be upright or askew. Your dentist can tell you for sure if you have an impacted tooth.

It can vary: An impacted tooth can be completely asymptomatic, or present with a variety of symptoms ranging from a mild discomfort to major pain, swelling, and difficulty opening. An impacted tooth can also be the source of discomfort in adjacent teeth as well.

A few: A few symptoms and signs are localized pain, swelling, limited oral opening, ear and throat pain. For best results with wisdom teeth, make sure you are evaluated and treated by a board certified oral & maxillofacial surgeon.

Impacted teeth: Often there are no signs or symptoms discernible by the patient. However there may be pain, bleeding, movement of adjacent teeth, swelling, lymph node involvement, numbness, etc. See your Dentist or specialist Oral Surgeon for examination & x-rays to properly evaluate. Go now rather than later.