Hi facepain,
The throbbing pain above the area of the extraction can be caused by any number of things. It does indicate inflammation is present. How far up the problem is, will hopefully be seen on the scan.
The gum closing over the surgical site does not always indicate complete sinus closure. It's like having a splinter in your finger and the gum closes over it. The only way to see under the closed skin is to take an xray or scan.
Sometimes the infection in the sinus travels upward and this causes a void in the bone. This is most likely what your ENT dr is looking for.
Keep us posted...
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by facepain2009
Thanks so much I wish you were my dentist when this happened it was a regular dentist that pulled it he never put anything up through the extraction hole and into my sinus he didn't think my sinus was perforated as i type i can feel sort of a throbbing above my old extraction site is that a sign of a perforated sinus when i went back to the dentist he he looked at my extraction site and said it closed up great can my gum close up normally and sinus still be perforated or bone above my teeth be infected my ent suspects that my sinus is communicating with my bone ....Thanks so much for your time
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