lump under tooth extraction site
 

Hello everyone,

I had a tooth extracted and a bone graft done the same day by an oral surgeon.
It has been six days since the operation and now I can feel a hard bump with my tongue under the tooth extraction site. It is not painful but I feel discomfort about it. What could it be? The tooth was removed because it was a baby tooth and it was probably it's time for it to go (I am 25) - also while the tooth was still in its socket I had a lump on the side of the gum under the tooth that was extracted. I am healthy and had done my blood work twice last 2 weeks and I don't have any medical or mental conditions. I have been following all of the email instructions (antibiotics and salt water rinse) . Should I contact the oral surgeon about this? Or is it a part of the healing process? The bump is right under the tooth extraction site (the bone that holds teeth). It was not there before the procedure.

Hello everyone here is a more detailed version of the previous post,

I had a tooth extraction (baby tooth) and a bone graft done on the same day 6 days ago (Feb 24, 2015) by an oral surgeon. I did follow all of the printed instructions (ice 1st 24 hours, antibiotics every 8 hours, ibuprofen as needed for pain, and salt water after 24 hours every 3-4 hours for a week). Yesterday I found a bump under the bone right under the extraction site. It is not painful and it is not big but it is big enough for me to feel it and for me to find it with my tongue. I don't know what it is it is kind of hard (not soft), it does not move, and for some reason I think it is sharp under the skin.... maybe it is just me imagination... but I am 100% sure that I did not have that bump prior to tooth extraction/bone graft procedure. I am 25 years old, I don't have any serious or infectious diseases. I am a healthy person. I have done 2 blood tests 2 weeks ago and they all came up good (nothing is off). Should I call the surgeon's office and ask about this bump, or is it a part of the healing process?

Thank you,

Mark

Hi marik,

It is best to see the oral surgeon to evaluate that bump as your situation needs to be seen clinically for proper diagnosis.

Bryanna