This procedure is typically done under local anesthesia to ensure your comfort. In some cases, your dentist may prescribe antibiotics to help control or eliminate bacterial infection in your gums.

However, if the tooth doesn't come in properly, the infected gum flap could remain, leading to chronic pericoronitis. In this ...

It can be treated with antibiotics - but the infection is developing resistance ... declared clean at the start of the relationship but GUM [genitourinary medicine] clinics don't test for MG ...