I am unable to get a wisdom tooth disimpaction done right away. how best can i care for my gum that i keep biting in the mean time to keep infection away?

Impacted tooth: Unfortunately there is little you can do in most cases if the tooth requires removal. You can alternately rinse with warm salt water rinses and a mixture of equal parts water and 3% hydrogen peroxide. That may or may not help. Also try to eat on the opposite side of your mouth.

If I were your doc..: If you have an infection in your gum due to a wisdom tooth. an antibiotic may be needed. It is important to remember that this will only temporarily control the swelling. The real treatment may be to treat the tooth or gum. You shouldn't think that the antibiotic is the treatment.

No home: No home remedy will prevent infection if the area is exposed to your oral bacteria. Try to reduce swelling by rinsing w salt water 3x/day, dab Orabase -B onto sore spot, but most of all keep area clean. Best solution, see specialist Oral Surgeon ASAP.

Pericoronitis?: One poss. is that if your impacted tooth is a wisdom tooth and the skin around it is being injured by biting on an opposing erupted second wisdom tooth , may be the routine removal of the opposing tooth. This is obviously a very specific scenario but on occasion the more easily accomplished extraction can reduce symptoms around an impaction until you can arrange for the impacted tooth removal.

Laser the gum away: the dentist can use a laser or a radio frequency unit to remove the excess tissue you are biting into. easy in office with local anesthetic (right at the sight like a filling)