Hello, I had my upper and lower wisdom tooth on the left side removed 8 days ago now I am having a consistent throbbing pain in the tooth next to upper wisdom extraction. The tooth is a little sore when I bite down but on pain level scale I would but it at a 1. However the pain that I feel in my sinuses and throbbing can get to a 6 or seven. I notice that when I push against the tooth it is loose and it sometimes feel like it pricking into the gums. The extraction sites are healing nicely no pain no dry socket, and only the lower was impacted when I had the oral surgery. I am taking 800 mg of ibuprofen and oxycodone and rinsing 4 Times a day with warm salt water. It's somewhat managing the pain and throbbing but never gets rid of it completely. What do you think could be going on? I am going to new Orleans in 3 weeks and don't want to be drugged up on pills the whole time. Thanks for your help.

Hi Dorseykd,

I would suggest that you go back to the oral surgeon have him take an x-ray of that upper area to see if there is an opening in the sinus. Sometimes there is.... other times there isn't. The soreness in the adjacent tooth is typical of a wisdom tooth extraction but in the upper jaw a sinus perforation should always be ruled out. This is not something to wait on because if the sinus is involved it can progress to an infection and it is easy enough to rule out.

Let us know how you're doing ...
Bryanna

thank you so much I have a dentist appointment in the morning. I have another question. I notice that when I breathe in through my nose I can fill pressure around the sore tooth, could that be from the possible sinus issue? The constant throbbing pain in my gums around the adjacent teeth concerns me also as well as the tooth being loose could there be something going on with my gums around that tooth or is that normal after an extraction.

Hi Dorseykd,

The pressure you feel when you breathe in could be related to a sinus perforation. Make sure to explain that sensation to the dentist.

The throbbing pain around the adjacent teeth could also be related to a sinus issue and/or it could be an accumulation of plaque built up around the gum line which is actually gum related but could cause the teeth to throb.

The loose tooth needs to be x-rayed. It could be a periodontal problem or a fractured tooth. So make sure you explain all of these issues to the dentist.

By the way.... is this your general dentist or an oral surgeon?

Bryanna

this is the oral surgeon I am seeing tomorrow