Originally Posted by Bryanna

Prayerworks,

You have not read much info on it because every case is unique. There are surgical sites that talk about sinus repairs but you would not understand the techniques they are discussing.

Also, sinus perforations are not uncommon when an upper posterior tooth is removed. However, they are not always diagnosed at the time of the extractions and not until symptoms occur or they are so small that neither the oral surgeon or the patient knows they have one.

Most sinus communications heal on their own. However, some factors that can complicate the problem are the patients health, smoking, poor post operative care, infection, retained root tips of the tooth..... etc.

The salty taste is from the sinus not the extraction. Removing 2 neighboring teeth in the posterior maxillary arch at the same time frequently result in a sinus opening or perforation. Especially if one or both of those teeth were root canaled or infected.

When you see the oral surgeon, please request an xray of that area. Don't let him talk you out of having one. The xray may be helpful in visualizing the extent of the opening, the location and if there are any retained root tips.

If he does not treat the area, he will probably tell you to come back in a week or two. At that appointment another xray should be taken to compare to the last one.

Bryanna