{"id":16540,"date":"2024-12-30T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/pericoronaritis-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-treated\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:28:09","slug":"pericoronaritis-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-treated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/pericoronaritis-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-treated\/","title":{"rendered":"Pericoronaritis: What is it and how is it treated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>What is pericoronaritis?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Pericoronaritis<\/b> is an inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding the crown of a partially erupted tooth, usually a third molar (wisdom tooth). It occurs when the tooth fails to erupt completely, leaving a layer of gum over it, creating a space where bacteria, food debris and dental plaque accumulate. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Causes of pericoronaritis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Impacted or partially erupted teeth.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Poor oral hygiene.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Trauma or irritation of the gum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Symptoms of pericoronaritis  <\/b><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Pain around the affected tooth.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Inflammation and redness of the gum.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Difficulty opening the mouth (trismus).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Bad breath (halitosis).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Unpleasant taste in the mouth.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Fever (in more severe cases).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Prevention of pericoronaritis  <\/b><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Maintain good oral hygiene.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Perform periodic dental check-ups.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Treat any signs of inflammation or infection early.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Steps for treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><b>Conservative treatment:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Strict oral hygiene:<\/b> Gentle brushing and flossing.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Mouthwashes:<\/b> With salt water or antiseptics such as chlorhexidine.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Medications:<\/b> Analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve pain and reduce inflammation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Antibiotics:<\/b> In cases of severe infection or spread of infection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><b>Dental intervention:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Professional cleaning:<\/b> The dentist can clean the affected area to remove food debris and bacteria.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Tooth extraction:<\/b> If the tooth is badly impacted or does not have enough space to erupt properly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><b>Minor surgery:<\/b> Removal of the gum flap (operculectomy) if inflammation is recurrent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is pericoronaritis? Pericoronaritis is an inflammation of the soft tissues surrounding the crown of a partially erupted tooth, usually a third molar (wisdom tooth). It occurs when the tooth fails to erupt completely, leaving a layer of gum over it, creating a space where bacteria, food debris and dental plaque accumulate. Causes of pericoronaritis &#8230; <a title=\"Pericoronaritis: What is it and how is it treated?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/pericoronaritis-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-treated\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pericoronaritis: What is it and how is it treated?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.janerherraizortodoncia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}