Can wisdom teeth be black/grey colour coming through, is it because its rotten?

My last wisdom tooth come through has been agony for the last few days, I am making an emergency appointment tomorrow. The pain is radiating all round my mouth and the lower part of my gums are very red. I can see the top part of the tooth and it looks grey/black - does this mean its rotten? Its still firmly sitting in my swollen gum! Thanks

Can wisdom teeth be black/grey colour coming through, is it because its rotten?
Unfortunately it does sound like the tooth is probably decayed if it's grey/black in colour. I think it's fairly common with wisdom teeth for them to become decayed while they are still only partially erupted, and there's not much you can do to stop it from happening really.





Get that appointment as soon as possible so that you won't be in pain over Christmas, in the meantime salt water rinses (although disgusting) might help with the inflammation of the gum, and you can always try clove oil/bonjela as well. Hope you feel better soon!!
Reply:The pain is radiating because all teeth share a common big trunk of nerve called the trigeminal nerve (5th cranial nerve). The pain you are experiencing is called reffered pain.





That is an early sign that your tooth must be rotten. Worse, the adjacent tooth might be affected also, especially if the impaction approximates the tooth beside it.





The tooth is firm because sometimes a tooth can be ankylosed to the bone.





Hope this helps.
Reply:It sounds very likely you will lose it . I had the same problem.



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