Yonna,

No, I am referring to the area way in the back on your left side.... which is on the right side in the photo. I can see that you had some oral surgery there, but it looks like there may still be some pieces of the tooth in the socket.

I think you should see your dentist to evaluate that area.

Bryanna

I had a top back molar taken out 4 days ago and within 2 or 3 days I noticed the( impacted) wisdom tooth is already shifting an poking through the gums. Could that tooth have already been erupted thru the gums underneath the tooth that I had pulled or did it just shift that fast?

Hi lonestar,

If the wisdom tooth was sharing a part of the bone with the second molar then yes the wisdom tooth will move into that space that it shared with the other molar. Sometimes the two teeth are so close together in the bone that there is no bone between them which would allow the wisdom tooth to come down more easily .... so that could also be possibility. This tooth may be a smaller tooth than your second molar as sometimes wisdom teeth are.

This tooth may or may not come down completely or it may continue to come in even after the surgical site has healed.

This is a watch and see what happens thing. At your next checkup appointment ask them to take an xray of that area to see where the tooth is.

Hope this info helps!
Bryanna

Hi there, sorry for digging up this old topic but I was wondering if you can help me.

I had a right bottom molar extracted 3 days ago, and I now seem to have an uneven bite. That side of my mouth hurts whenever I try to close my teeth together. Not excruciating pain, just some discomfort and feeling of pressure. The problem is more when I'm chewing on the left side and accidentaly bite down a bit harder and make those teeth on the right side clench together. Then the pain makes me jump, and it stays sore for quite a while after that. I'm only having soft foods like pasta, nothing very chewy.

The thing that helps the most with the pain seems to be cold water. I know I'm supposed to do warm salt water rinses but those cause pain, and cold water soothes it. Is it bad to use cold water?

I'm just worried cause I'm going on holiday to another country tomorrow and what if something happens while I'm there??

Thank you for reading

Hi Blackberry,

A tooth extraction is a surgical procedure. Various degrees of pain, soreness, swelling and even discomfort when chewing is normal and expected to happen for the first several days post op. The jaw bone has been opened up to remove the tooth which causes widespread nerve stimulation and inflammation along the jaw line. When a lower molar is removed, there is a lot of manipulation to the jaw during the extraction procedure. This manipulation can cause inflammation to occur in the temporomandibular joint (the TMJ) located near each ear where the upper and lower jaw come together. This inflammation can cause discomfort to occur in the actual joint and/or can cause your bite to be off. When the inflammation calms down, the discomfort goes away. However, it is best to give the TMJ a rest for the first week or two post op to allow it to calm down. This is why a soft food diet is recommended. If you overuse the jaw while eating during the first 2 weeks of post op, then the muscle surrounding the joint may spasm which can exacerbate the problem.

Cold water rinses are not recommended because it does not allow the salt to penetrate the tissue as easily as warm water. Perhaps you were using water that was hot or too warm?

If you feel that you are having a complication from the extraction, it is best to see the dentist to rule out infection before you go on your holiday.

Bryanna