Bryanna,

Thank you very much for the thorough explanations. I can understand all that you are saying.

I'd like to report that I just this moment returned from the dentist for another look at the problem. He went in and removed several very small pieces of bone that were were apparently left behind from the extraction. Very much the way one's body tries to push out a splinter or other foreign object out mine was trying to push these out of my gum. There does not appear to be any infected tissue so I am happy and hopeful that the problem has been resolved.

Thank you again for your help. You are doing a great service here!

Gary