r/askdentists • u/Sad_Turnip_1604 NAD or Unverified • 8h ago

question What is this?

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I’ve been having really bad pain behind this tooth. Is this something serious?

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u/NotRealDr General Dentist 6h ago

Fancy word for it is operculum. Basically just an extra flap of tissue. Are you 18sih years old? Pain Might be wisdom teeth coming in. Older that that it’s likely food got suck under the flap and rotting away causing infection. Take waterpik and blast out the gunk. To prevent from happening again have that flap of tissue removed