Necroskitter,

Did the dentist himself actually evaluate you or did someone else?

Do you know what was meant by <<you are healing better than anticipated>>? Were they anticipating post op complications? If so, for what reason? If everything is healing so well, then why the medicated mouthwash?

These questions are raised because it sounds like the post op check was nothing more than routine with not much thought to your concerns. Do you feel that way also or am I just reading into this wrong?

Not being able to close your mouth because you feel a pulling and pressure sensation is not normally found after a tooth is pulled unless there is a specific reason for that to be occurring. Are the stitches still present or did they all dissolve? Was a piece of your cheek tissue stitched to help close the extraction site? Can you post a photo of just that area of your mouth here?

Can you describe in detail what happens when you close your mouth? Do you feel pulling when you open your mouth or chew food? Does the pressure and pulling occur when you are trying to sleep or does it occur at random times?
Where exactly is the pressure? Where is the pulling sensation? Are these the same questions that the dentist asked you?

Bryanna