I forgot to ask, should I put an ice pack on the jaw after extraction? His extraction instructions were pretty bad, hardly no info. Since he uses the no-epi numbing, By the time I get home a 10 min. ride I am not numb. Should I take the advil 2 every 4 hours? I am a phobic of any kind of medications, even advil. He prescribed pain killers last extraction and I filled the script in case and then disposed of them. didnt even need one, but my pain was 7 days straight of advil. I remember I went thru 2 bottles and started to get nervous of taking that much advil. My hands are starting to sweat thinking about tomarrow. In the morning I wont be able to eat, when can I have some soup tomarrow, how long should I wait after I get home, thank you again...I was suprised that he said rc too, makes no sense it doesnt stop the fracture pain when biting down you are still left with pain even if a rc worked.




QUOTE=Bryanna;1014705]Hi pennye,

If the tooth has a fractured root a root canal should not have even been suggested. Teeth in this condition can be quite painful... even the slightest touch with your tongue can be painful. The reason for the referred pain to other teeth is because teeth in one area all share the same bundle of nerves. These nerves can also trigger pain to occur along other branches of nerves which could cause pain in other areas as well. So hopefully once this fractured tooth is removed, your referring pain will stop.

It is common for a tooth to be fractured even though the fracture is not apparent on the x-ray. The diagnosis is based on the patients symptoms .... and some times a swelling with develop.

It is always possible for the tooth to break during the extraction. The dentist will keep in mind that he suspects the fracture and hopefully it will come out with no problem.

Try not to worry about it too much

Keep us posted!
... Hope I did not scare you too bad

Bryanna[/QUOTE]