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.