Bryanna~ Ok....I really need your help tonight! I came home from work and used the dental mirror to check the wisdom tooth extraction site, and there is some what tissue looking stuff in the site. I am not sure if it is tissue, food or WHAT? I check the site this morning after I ate and it was fine...not white. I ate some broccoli with cheese sauce this afternoon and not sure if that is what this is? The cheese part? I dont see any green broccoli. Should I leave this or try to remove this from the site? I am VERY concerned!! My dentist is gone today and I am not sure what to do. I have rinsed twice and it is still there.....

Any advice!!

Kris

Kris,

Don't try to pick it out. It is probably some food debris... which would show up as white after it's been in the mouth for awhile. Example, plaque which is an accumulation of food debris is..... white.

Rinse with the warm salt water using a drawing motion as to draw something out of that hole. Do not over do this! If it comes out after a couple of tries, fine, if it doesn't don't worry about it. A little food debris is not going to interfere with the healing at this stage.

It could also be some blanched tissue.... again this would be normal and will resolve on it's own.


Bryanna

Thanks again,Bryanna I am obviously having a hard time with all of this and just do not understand why I am going through this and why it is taking so long and all of that. It is almost as if my body is actually "feeling" the healing process. I am just so anxious lately and this is just making matters worse. I just don't understand why my body is healing so slowly. I just dont. And why I have these odd sensations at the extraction site and into my head. I am not sure if they are related or not. All is very frustrating....

Kris,

Are you still grinding your teeth? That alone can cause all sorts of weird pain and sensations in the head, face, teeth..... I know because I grind my teeth!! Bruxing also causes fatigue in various muscles and irritates the (periodontal) ligaments that hold our teeth in the bone. These ligaments become inflamed and get achy. If you think about that occurring continuously, then it makes sense that any trauma that occurs is going to take longer to heal.

Otherwise.... you are healing really well ;)
Bryanna

Hi Bryanna,

I am not sure if I am grinding/clenching. I do catch myself clenching during the day but I am not sure what is going on at night. I am just so frustrated. Today, I am having a better day, but still have strange sensations in my mouth. I guess this is just going to be the way it is until it all heals. The site looks so good -- overall. I mean, there is still a pink "hole" but it is filled in pretty good and getting better looking. I am just afraid this is never going to heal or something. I read about these Phantom pains and issues with that Trig nerve. I guess I am not having pain but strange sensations. My husband is really getting annoyed and I cant blame him! This is really getting to be a pain in the rear for all of us. I just want to wake up one day and feel "normal" -- whatever that is.

Thanks for the ear.....I need to figure that teeth grinding issue out asap.

Kris,

You're not a pain in the butt, really, you're not.
You have improvement every single day... that means it's going to be ok.

Have a nice sunday.... hope it's sunny by you :)
Bryanna

Thanks Bryanna! I guess I am going to get my rear into the dentist this week for that mouthguard. Again, he says he can tell I am clenching or grinding a lot but my husband doesnt hear it and I am not aware of it. I am aware of clenching though....I catch that once in awhile. Maybe all of this is from clenching. I do notice that the last tooth-- or the tooth in front of the extraction site has drifted back a bit. Maybe this is causing discomfort? The only reason I know this, is that when I floss between the two last teeth....there use to be a lot of tightness and it was hard to floss, now it is not. So....there are probably a lot of little things going on and I am obsessing on this tooth. The site looks really good today....just a little indentation really.....the "worst" is right next to that back molar so I am wondering if that tissue is just irritated.

Anyway, it is Sunday and Sunny and I live in Wisconsin so....Go Packers!!!!!!

Thanks!

Kris

Hi Bryanna~

Just an update that my "site" is really filling in nicely -- still pink and all but really filled in and more of an indention than a hole. I am not sure if that indention ever goes away?

Anyway, I do have on/off sinus pressure and ear pressure on that side along with some "fullness" feeling in that upper back jaw. I really cant explain it. I am not in pain and dont need pain killers....just odd sensation and I do have that ear fullness on/off....seems to be relieved when I eat or chew. Do you think this could all be from the healing process? I went to ENT and he said no sinus infection but he was in/out so quick, I really didnt get a chance to ask him anything more....also, my anxiety gets the best of me in front of MDs. So.....any reassurance? Does this sound like it could be that Trig Neuralgia or am I just stressing out? I am under a lot of stress so maybe TMJ or just stress? Any advice is appreciated!! I just dont feel 100 percent yet and it has been 8 weeks......could the nerves in the upper jaw just still be settling down and my clenching is just aggravating the situation?

Thanks~

Kris

Hi Kris,

Sounds like the site is healing fine. The indentation will get smaller over time.

The sinus and ear pressure could be on/off inflammation in either your sinuses from normal congestion or within the musculature area near the TMJ. Anytime we clench or grind our teeth we aggravate these muscles and the feeling of pressure or fullness is a typical symptom of that. Many times people are treated for sinus problems when it's really their TMJ being aggravated by their bruxing habit. If there is no bacterial pathology in your sinuses, then it's probably related to the jaw muscles.

You do not have symptoms of neuralgia. Please let that thought go. :)

You really are doing well.

Bryanna

Thanks Bryanna....I am just frustrated since even though I am not in pain per se....I am still having pressure in that upper left side where the tooth was removed. UGH. It is just frustrating and I am just praying it will go away one of these years. I guess I am just a slow healer.

The actual site is doing well...pink and filling in....so why the pressure? It really must be TMJ or clenching/grinding. I need to get that guard made from the dentist asap!!!

Oh...one last detail, my bite does feel off! It seems that my one side of teeth are touching before the other. I think the tooth being pulled put my bite off and the clenching just adds insult to injury. Would this make sense?