lol, I love you... No I am TRYING to stay away from it but once in awhile you get a little fragment on it and it is sore, if the food is crunchy.

We just got home from Toronto ( Anniversary ) I was able to eat a lot


I do still have the pain/sensitivity near the remaining tooth in the socket from the extracted tooth. He told me to brush GENTLY with Sensodyne there but that seems to bother more. I just sorta let the toothpaste foam lay there ???

So you really think its POSSIBLE the reaction could still be from erve damage and it COULD get better ??

It seem like its the back 2 cusps which are clostest to the extraction. The upper site where they pulled the wisdom the same day feels ok only that I do notice if anything gets between the first and second molar I need to floos or its kinda sore like the second molar hasnt anchoed itself yet now the wisdom is missing ??


Next move, pull them all and gum everything

I ment I could eat alot but NOT on that tooth. The socket areas seems sore in the morning and during the day too, woner if I should go back to the salt rinses ??

It is getting old, its been 2 months now

Hi cvcman,

Oh it's nice to be loved :-9

I definitely think you should be brushing that area of your "sore" tooth to remove any plaque or food debris. The toothpaste will not do anything if it is just laying there foaming or not foaming. It is the mechanical action of the toothbrush that removes the plaque. A buildup of plaque can cause soreness and discomfort and infection so it is not good to let that happen.

You can try rinsing with warm salt water a few times a day for a week or so and see if that helps at all. If it doesn't start to feel better by this time next month than perhaps another visit to a different dentist may be warranted. I know, another month!!!!!!! Well sometimes it takes awhile for an extraction site to heal and that could be a few months.

I wonder why he recommended sensodyne? Did he say there was some recession of the gumline? Definitely do not use any mouthwash that contains alcohol as this will only irritate the gums in general. You're better off with an herbal mouthwash if any at all.

Hope you and your wife had a nice time in Toronto! Glad you were able to eat.... on the other side

Bryanna

He did say there is some gum recession there as there was before too. Its off and on soreness near the socket, sometimes its not even there at all but if my tounge gose by it its sore like a sunburn..

Toronto was nice as always,expensive but nice

I keep brushing the tooth but NOT the gum/socket area.

I also keep flossing. Some days the tooth brush hits the rear inside cusp and herts and some days it doesnt.. Sure wish I knew what it was

Ok, it sounds to me like the soreness is near the gumline of the tooth next to the socket...... yes?

Two things come to my mind ..
One, the recession may be slight but large enough to cause sensitivity on the exposed root surface of that tooth. Recession, even slight, exposes some of the root surface that is normally covered by the gum tissue. This can feel sore or sensitive to temperature or to chewing or the tongue. This soreness can radiate to adjacent areas.

Two, you may have traumatized that area more than once with either food and/or the tooth brush. You may have done this more times than you realize and the first time may have been soon after the tooth was extracted.

If you already had some recession there prior to the extraction and the same area was traumatized, then that would explain the soreness that you are describing.

I would use a very soft toothbrush and gently clean that area twice a day. Floss it gently, hugging the tooth closely so as to not injure the gum tissue. Rinse with warm salt water 1-2 times a day especially in that area...... not too salty. You may find that in time it feels alot better.... but there may still be times when it feels sore again because it is a very sensitive area that is easily traumatized.

One solution (if this is your problem) may be to have your dentist put a small composite (white filling) over the area of the tooth that has the recession. These type fillings are generally very small, non invasive and last for a few years before they need replacing.

So cvcman..... what are your thoughts on that??

Bryanna

YANK em all out !! Only kidding, Are you saying the BITING pain can be from the gum ??

It is sore right up against the tooth the back of the tooth but also the gum over the socket is sore.

I have gone back to the salt water rinses. I use Sensodyne anyway as my teeth are sensitive to cold etc. My gums are good otherwise just resession around this tooth.

Noe Bryana what do you think od this ?

the place on the gum where its really sore is back away from the 1st molar, its like the center side of the socket where it feels boney. There was a pc of white thing there that seems gone today but its sore in this area and thats well away from the exsisting tooth so this cant be from recession.

It seems like there is just a thin layer of skin over the bone and its sore.

I still dont see the connection between this and the biting pressure. I know when eating and your tounge is moving around and brushes against this area it is sensitive

An irritation or inflammation on the gum can cause pain upon biting because the gum tissue is part of the support system along with the teeth, bone, ligaments....etc.

It is very hard for me to be more specific with you because I can't see it. Is there any way you could take a picture just of that area of your mouth and post it here......or in my pm??

Bryanna

The soreness that you are describing here sounds like an ulceration of some sort and/or you could have had a small bony fragment or bony splinter that is either still present or has worked it's way out.

Sometimes, an ulceration will develop on the gum tissue over or near the extraciton site. This can be caused by a number of things but most often it is from abrasion or trauma from brushing or chewing.

Ulcerations in the mouth can vary in color, size and shape. They can be very red or almost colorless. Sometimes they have a white center, sometimes not. However, the soreness can last several weeks from one small ulceration. Sometimes ulcerations develop repeatedly in the same area making it feel like the soreness just never really goes away completely.

Again, without seeing it, I can only speculate what may be going on. Are you prone to getting canker sores or fever sores?

Bryanna

humm a pic huh, not sure if you could see anything but I can try. I am not prone to sores and its not like a sore. Again its like there is no meat over the bone just a thin layer of skin. It seems sore on the inside side of the socket not right up against the tooth.

I could feel like a sharp small piece of bone or something. It feels like its gone now but there is like a small little little hole where it was that is a sore spot.

Also when my toungs goes up against the back of the 1st molar it is sore, not really like sensitivity sore but like nerve sore