Originally Posted by jennyct

Now I decided to use the water pick and hit that area hard, especially since I was accused of not cleaning the post vigorously enough. Well a piece or bone or plaque came off the exposed area and it started bleeding. It may have been a scab, but obviously it was irritating me. It appeared to heal up a little, and all was well for a day, but I must have hit the area again and it hurts a lot. I believe the extraction made jagged edges and the gum is just unhappy. I know it's supposed to remodel, but gosh, how long will that be? It just hurts like heck, making my throat and ear sore.

Originally Posted by Bryanna

Jennyct,

Did your dentist advise you to use the water pik on a hard setting? Usually, this is not a good idea because the hard setting can actually push bacteria under the gum tissue causing further infection.

It is best to have the site evaluated by an oral surgeon.

Bryanna

Originally Posted by jennyct

It felt great until last week. I had yet another tooth crack and I had to chew on this area where the piece of bone was. Well the jagged edge poked through the gum again! It hurts all the time even though its fairly small. They told me before that it would remodel or soften up, but it is now ten weeks. Do they have to snip or smoooth it? How long is a reasonable time to wait?