Upper Wisdom Tooth Pain

Your wisdom teeth are your third molars. Most people have four come in—two lower and four upper. Your upper wisdom tooth could cause you pain while it emerges or if it becomes impacted.

Significance

• According to the Mayo Clinic, wisdom teeth usually emerge between the ages of 17 and 25.

Gum Pain

• If you have an upper wisdom tooth that has only partially emerged, it can irritate your gum, resulting in pain and swelling.

Jaw Pain

• Wisdom teeth that cannot emerge properly can become trapped within your jaw, or impacted. An impacted upper tooth can cause jaw pain, which can linger and become a persistent ache.

Headache

• An impacted upper wisdom tooth can also cause headaches.

Treatment

• Your wisdom teeth can be extracted by a dentist or an oral surgeon. While you recover from the extraction, pain from the procedure can be managed with prescription or over-the-counter pain medication.