sore or pinched nerve?

[meganbmoore]

The last two days I've had what feels to my tongue(too far back to see) like a canker sore behind my wisdom tooth.  Because of it, it's hard to open my jaws very wide and I can just open them wide enough to eat...anything else starts hurting too much.

Anyone else ever a sore there?  I can't tell for sure if it really is just a sore and will be gone in a couple days, or if it's a pinched nerve or something, meaning I should go to the doctor(dentist?  Not sure which it'd be, actually)

Comments

[jennawaterford.livejournal.com]

have you been flossing? it may be you're getting an infection or gum irritation - i have all my wisdom teeth, so i have to be really careful about getting back there or it can hurt and feel very sore (which can lead to a Bad Infection and eventual doctor visits, shots, emergency teeth extractions, etc., so my dental hygenist warns me).

Extra flossing and brushing (even though it usually is then bloody -- ick) fixes the problem after a couple days. and salt gargles.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

i'll try that.

BTW, i took that classic dames meme you mentioned but LJ isn't converting the text to the right format. i got carole lombard, though.

[fa3ryg1rl.livejournal.com]

Be careful it's not an infection. I have my wisdom teeth still too, or what is left of them and when they get infected it can turn into a blood infection very fast.

[ladysaotome.livejournal.com]

I'd say wait a few days to see if it's just a canker sore but if the pain doesn't go away then you should definitely see the dentist. Maybe it's time to have your wisdom teeth removed... I remember my jaw just killing me before I had mine out.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

No idea but OMG, feel better!