I have a wisdom tooth that is making my mouth hurt.?

i don't know if it is because of my cavities, tooth decay or wisdom tooth but the left side of my mouth hurts. it has been hurting for less than a week. i have a wisdom tooth in the way back of the upper part of mouth that has been growing for almost 2 years now. i think is halfway fully grown. should i get it pulled? if so does anyone know where i can go that accepts Premier dental group insurance?

I have a wisdom tooth that is making my mouth hurt.?
Wisdom teeth usually emerge from the gum between the ages of 17 and 24. They are the last of the molar teeth, which are the large grinding teeth at the back of the mouth. Some people never develop wisdom teeth and others have up to four - one in each corner of the mouth.





Wisdom teeth usually cause no problems. They are described as impacted when there is not enough space for them at the back of the mouth. Impacted wisdom teeth can cause pain, swelling, infection or damage to the teeth next to them. If the gum around the wisdom tooth is swollen the jaw may become stiff and sore. Infection at the back of the mouth can cause bad breath and a bad taste.





The surgical removal (extraction) of one or more wisdom teeth can relieve these problems. However, removing the wisdom teeth does not usually improve crookedness or crowding of other teeth.





If you have problems such as infection, cysts, tooth decay or gum disease around a wisdom tooth you may think about having it removed.





If you have impacted wisdom teeth that are not causing problems, you don't need to have them removed.
Reply:not alwayss do you neeed to pull out the wisdom tooth, but in most cases it should, proper diagnosis with x-rays will determine this.





in many cases a wisdom tooth is not fully erupted and may cause problems with neibouring teeth or even may cause gingival swelling over the occluding surface and that will hurt whenever you chew. in those cases it should be treated mostly by extraction.