last night i felt a little pain around the gum of my wisdom tooth, but i thought i just ate too much.. but this morning i woke up around 4 am because of the pain. I felt my gums kind of swollen in the back then my jaw hurts and cant really open my mouth wide, and whenever i swallow it hurts. what could be wrong?
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query, the pain in the gums or swelling could be because of the gum infection around an impacted wisdom tooth causing periodontal abscess. If I am your treating doctor, I would have put you an course of antibiotics and taken radiographs to rule out any pathology. Do saline gargling and get the tooth removed prophylactically. I hope my answer will help you. Take care.