Hi Buster,
So sorry for my delay in replying to you. I have been so busy with school and work.... will try to make up for some lost time here.
Did YOU bring up anything about the sinus being involved or did you just assume that the dentist would just automatically mention it to you? This is something you have to bring up to him as he may not think it's something he needs to tell you. Some patients do not want to know too much and some dentists make that assumption automatically.
Tooth #13 can be sore from the extraction procedure due to the bone being traumatized during the removal of the adjacent tooth.
He thought there might be a fracture? Did he elaborate on that at all?
Sometimes the buccal ridge portion of the bone is fractured during the removal of a tooth. But this can usually be seen on a post op xray.
Did he take the xray? Can you post it here?
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Buster23
Thanks Bryanna. Your last sentence made me chuckle. I have been using a prescription antiseptic mouth rinse. He did not mention anything about my sinuses. He did have to really work to get the tooth out. It was a really large tooth with long roots. He thinks that the soreness is from all of the wiggling and tugging. He did mention that it could be the start of a dry socket, but that it didn't look like one yet. He put something in there to help moisten the area. I can't remember what it was called but I think it started with an A and there was a G in there somewhere  He also said it could be that there is a fracture in there. The area right above my teeth is bowed out, hard, red, sore. He said it didn't feel like a fracture. I'm going to request an xray today.
When I first saw my original dentist back in July, he thought, based on my xray, that tooth 13 was the problem. The vitality test pointed to tooth 14. I had 14 extracted. 13 has been feeling pretty tender. I was assuming that it was because it got agitated during the extraction. Now I am wondering if I also have an abscess in 13. The cheekbone pain I am feeling now is very similar to the cheekbone pain I felt in July.
He gave me a prescription for pain meds the day of the extraction. I didn't have to use any pain meds until yesterday. I had severe throbbing. Today I still have swelling, but so far no pain. |