nyuszisie,
Sometimes using too much salt will irritate, almost burn, the surgical wound. But if that is the case, then the irritation will heal on it's own.
The fact that you had no pain until you bent down indicates a change in pressure in your head or sinus. That could be indicative of a sinus perforation or communication. A dental periapical x-ray may be able to detect if you have a sinus perforation and how big or small it is. Most perforations heal on their own. Some need surgical intervention but most often within a few weeks they heal on their own.
The pain also can be intermittent and not happen every time you bend down. I would suggest if this happens again, see if it goes away on it's own after a few minutes before you take the motrin as you may not need to take it or may only need to take 200-400 mgs.
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Originally Posted by nyuszisue
I was fine all day long and then in the afternoon the pain returned, and actually it never happened before this way, I was bending down to pickup something from the floor when my gums (first the gums only ) started hurting. I had to take motrin. And sometimes the salt water helps the pain, but not today. Do you think I irritated my gums in the beginning when I used more salt in the rinsing water 4-5 times a day for the first couple of weeks after the extraction ?
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