sickofit,
I asked about his credentials because oral surgeons usually perform oral surgery different than general dentists. It is usually best to see an oral surgeon for removal of root tips, wisdom teeth, infected or fractured teeth because their surgery is more thorough. Also, just for future reference... it's probably best to know the credentials of the person who is performing any surgery on you.
If the wisdom tooth is impacted and it's not infected or causing any structural problems then it may be left alone. If an infection develops then it would need to be removed.
Infections can be present with little or a lot of symptoms. Sometimes they show themselves within a few hours or several months down the road. I cannot tell you if you have an infection or not based on your descriptions here.
If you have concerns, go see the dentist who extracted your tooth.
Regarding the other extraction.... it is common for the adjacent teeth to be tender after the removal of a tooth. As far as the pocketing issue.... I really have no idea what you are referring to. If you have a periodontal problem and you have a tooth removed then yes a pocket could get deeper on an adjacent tooth or the gum could recede to accommodate the loss of bone as the socket heals.
Regarding the dizziness and lightheaded symptoms you are having... that could be a temporary inner ear thing that was brought on by a sudden or extreme movement of your head. It could be due to some inflammation in the sinus .... you should make the dentist aware of this if it does not improve.
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Originally Posted by sickofit
hi
i couldn't tell you if he was an oral surgeon, it just says on my letter it just says: speciality: oral and maxillo facial surgery.
i presume there was contact with the wisdom as he said he could see it and it is an impacted one. after the procedure and the local wore off i didn't really have any pain until last night, when i previously had the dry socket and infection it is the same pain that goes to one tooth at the front? i am doing everything that i should be doing and still have not smoked, do you think i would have known about any infection by now as it was done on monday. when i had the dry socket and infection last time, my breath was awful and had an awful taste in my mouth, but i have not yet got that.
i had a tooth pulled out on the other side aswell and the teeth next to it hurt, could that have made the deep pocket i may have worse? im just fed up of being in pain with my teeth, i also still feel dizzy/lightheaded that started as soon as i got up from the surgery.
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