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I was slightly concerned yesterday when I felt pain around a wisdom tooth, two whole teeth away from any of my metalwork. Since then the gum has swollen and the pain continues! However, it may not be totally unrelated to my braces...I read that particles of food trapped in the gum can cause this swelling, and braces have caused me to chew much further back! Anyway, have others experienced this and can I expect it to subside? The last thing I want is more extractions
I have the same issue, and after about a month it has calmed down. I did however go and have a flouride treatment put on it to help it a bit. But i have noticed that as I got more used to the braces the less the pain was and now I don't even notice it anymore.
