Hi montos,
The pain that you are currently having.... is it sharp, shooting, burning, throbbing, does it radiate to other areas of your face/neck/head?? Do you have any twitching or pulsating feeling in your face? Describe the pain as best as you can and when it starts and stops.
Frequently when a badly infected tooth is removed, it is then very normal for the surgical site and surrounding area to be very tender for several days to a few weeks afterwards. There may also be some varying degrees of pain, tenderness in other areas of the mouth due to the trauma of the oral surgery, due to the way you are now chewing, could also be an accumulation of plaque building up if you are not thoroughly brushing and flossing all of your teeth. I know plaque seems like something insignificant but it really can cause your teeth and gums to hurt if it is not removed.
Every one heals differently but there is no reason for you to assume that you have permanent nerve damage. This will take time to heal. To leave an infected tooth in your mouth is never healthy and there will always be consequences with keeping it. So you did the healthiest thing you could by having that tooth removed.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by montos
I had a root canal done jan 3rd and was experiencing burning in my face for the weeks following. I had the tooth extracted 5 days ago and since have been in increasingly worse pain.
The pain started at the site of extraction and it still is very tender but then the surrounding teeth began to feel sore. The the teeth on the other side began to feel sore as well which I know is quite unusual. Ibuprofen doesn't seem to help.
Can anyone comment on this? I am scared that I went from a minor burning sensation to unrelenting pain. (Though it does get better at times for a short while and is ok while I sleep)
Scared I have nerve damage.
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