Pericoronitis is a dental condition, fairly common in young adults whose last molars (wisdom teeth) had a rash incomplete, partial, or abnormal. Because of this eruption disorders, gum surrounding the molar crown can become infected with bacteria that quite frequently colonize the area.
The condition is related to the appearance of the third molar often during adolescence and can occur in young people aged 17-24 years, or even later, depending on when teething. The most common causes of infection are mechanical trauma and poor oral hygiene.
Pericoronitis occurs in relation to any type of molar eruption characterized by partial. It is caused by infection with staphylococci and/or streptococci, and is favored by the accumulation of plaque; food debris partial molar erupted around or below the gum that is not fully perforated, but also the mechanical trauma to the area through regular contact with molar opposite upper or lower.
If this happens, bacterial invasion and local development is favored, and appears swelling, redness and pain area. In more severe cases, infection can evolve significantly and can be extended. This is favored by laxity gum tissues that make up the environment but also heavily populated with bacterial flora that occurs in the mouth.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of uncomplicated pericoronitis are:
- Pain localized in the irradiated molar involved around him;
- Pain that extends along the entire dental arches ( upper or lower ) and even along the entire cervical region;
- Local swelling;
- Redness of the gums;
- The emergence of purulent collection that can be expressed relatively easily;
- Unpleasant taste, metallic , due to the presence of pus;
- Unpleasant Halitosis (bad breath);
- Painful cervical adenopathy;
- Difficulty opening the mouth completely;
- Correct and complete impossibility chewing solid food.