Thank you so much for the incredibly helpful information. If it were to get to the stage of needing that procedure, what would I be expecting in terms of surgery (procedure, inpatient/outpatient, level of anesthesia, etc.)?
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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Hi ds680,
It sounds like you are describing the bony ridge. Sometimes the ridge gets a bit displaced, out of place, due to the maneuvering of the bone to remove the tooth. In some cases it is a temporary displacement and it settles down over time. If it does not settle or becomes worse, then intervention may be necessary.
Sometimes what can also occur after wisdom tooth removal is the gum tissue ends up being very thin over this bony ridge area and in some cases the bone can even be exposed.
In either case, some surgeons suggest a wait and see approach to see if the bone settles and the gum tissue thickens up over time. If a surgical intervention is done to reduce the bone, most likely there will not be enough oral tissue to suture over the bone. So tissue will have to be harvested from elsewhere in the mouth to cover the bone.
Because your dentist and oral surgeon have not agreed on what this is exactly or what to do at this time, it may behoove you to seek a third opinion from a different oral surgeon. It would be helpful to have your pre op xrays with you for that new oral surgeon to see what everything looked like prior to the extractions.
Bryanna
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