Hi cvcman,

Have a moment to peak in on this site........

The tooth can be in an aggravated state from the surgery, which temporarily disrupts that entire area of the jawbone, and/or from chewing on it while it's in this aggravated/vulnerable state.

If it were me, I would not chew on it for a few days and then chew something soft on it and see if it feels better. If it is still uncomfortable, avoid eating on it for several more days then try it again. If after giving it a good rest without chewing on it for a few weeks it still feels uncomfortable or you develop any further symptoms let your dentist take an xray of it. As I've said, sometimes fractures show up on xrays and sometimes they don't. Sometimes the tooth needs treatment and sometimes it doesn't.

A dentist is not going to tell you that they used unnecessary force on your adjacent tooth during an extraction. Depending on how difficult the one tooth is to get out can determine how much leverage they need from the adjacent teeth during the surgery. There is no telling at this point whether that tooth has a problem or not. Let is rest for a few weeks and see how it feels.

Also, does your mouthguard fit properly? Sometimes when a tooth is removed, the mouthguard needs to be adjusted to accomodate the new bite with the missing tooth. So it may be a good idea to see your dentist to have the fit of the nightguard evaluated.

Hope this is helpful to you....... I understand how worrisome our dental issues can be and no one on this planet enjoys dealing with dental problems... not even those of us in the profession

Have a good day and let me know if you have other concerns.......

Bryanna

My mouth gaurd is a hockey one I made, I trimmed it after extraction. It seems to be only on one corner when it happens, its the front cornr where it touches the tooth in front of it.

I havent had it do it today but a pc of that bone I did pick out, it blead a tiny bit, I will keep up with the rinses.

Thanks so much and I sure hope its nothing, sure seems if it was cracked the pretzle would put me thru the celing.

worse case if it is a crack I hope it isnt down in the root and I loose the tooth,
not sure I can handle that

Also ( you knew id have another ? ) if they look at and xray the tooth and nothing shows then what ??

My tooth that was removed had a sharp pain when biting and a large white filling in the crown, the only way he saw the crack was to drill into the pulp chamber and see the crack going into the root.

Hi cvcman,

I believe that a homemade mouth guard can cause more harm than good because irrlevent of what you do to it, it does not fit into your bite properly. These guards are meant to be used during sporting activities and have one purpose.... to protect the teeth if you are hit in the mouth. They are not intended to correct any occlusion problems and can make matters worse. If you are grinding your teeth and need a night guard, have the dentist make one for you.

I also would not recommend that you pick out any bony pieces from the extraction site unless they fall out themselves. At this point yes, I would suggest you keep rinsing with the warm salt water.

Fractured teeth can have different symptoms and they can occur in virgin teeth. Therefore, if you have a tender tooth with no swelling ..... avoid chewing on it for a few days and see what happens. Teeth can get traumatized for different reasons and many times the trauma is not permanent if we give the tooth a rest.

Bryanna

If the tooth looks healthy on the xray.... they can have you bite on a bite stick which is specially designed for teeth. So don't go biting on just any stick! The bite stick can sometimes detect a fracture. Other times if a fracture is not diagnosed, but the tooth is fractured, there will eventually be signs and symptoms that something is wrong.

However....... stop stressing over this tooth because you are making a mountain out of a molehill. Let is rest, keep the area clean, have a new nightguard made and give the area some time to heal.

I'll be checking in over the weekend....... let me know if you need me!

Bryanna

I will try and take your advise about stressing, it isnt easy though , lol

I hope it isnt cracked and if it is I hope a crown will fix it so I dont have to get another removed

cvcman...... I'm a stresser too and have to know all of the details about anything that has to do with my body. I think of the what if's more than I should and sometimes it makes matters worse. So I do understand your concerns and reassure you that this is one of those times that it's ok to just let it be and recheck the situation in a few weeks if no other symptoms arise

Have a happy weekend...... hope it's drier weather than here!

Bryanna

nope, raining like a bugger here in the North East.

Thanks again for your words of wisdom. I do appreciate it. I just feel at 50 years old I shouldnt have lost ANY teeth except maybe Wisdom. Now im down to 27. I have all the tops but am missing 2nd molar lower left and first molar lower right.

Bryanna, stress time again,lol

I know I am getting ahead of myself but IF this 1st molar IS cracked and has to ( God forbid ) come out and I have to make a decision what to do.

1) would you do an implant if possible ??

2) how to fing the best implant surgeon ??

3) partial ??

can I do a partial now for tooth # 18 and 30 ?? There is no tooth behind #18 so my neighbor said you cant do a partial because there is nothing to anchor it to ?? I swear I have seen people with a partial that were missing 1st and second molars on both sides in bottom ??

Given im 50 yrs old would a partial ruin my other teeth that they attach to ??

I really really hate this....I am avoiding the 1st molar on your suggestion but preparing myself for the worst..

Also if it is cracked can a crown repair it for a long time IF its not into the root ??

Thanks again and again and again

where did my advisor go