How is an extraction site supposed to heal?
 

Hi - per the other thread, I had #15 removed 9 days ago. The clot stayed in place, as far as I know, oral suregon checked it 2 days ago and said it was healing OK, no infection (I am still on antibiotics anyway).

When a friend looks inside my mouth now, she says the clot appears to be shrinking in diameter and moving up into the tooth (which may not be accurate, but she sees less of it) She says it looks like the gum is expanding over the hole, and I can see a slight hemispherical ridge @ the gum where that tooth used to be - almost like a wheel well. Does this sound like appropriate healing?

Thanks-

Hi prwier,

Yes, that is exactly how it is suppose to look.
How are the other teeth feeling?

Bryanna

Good to know, thanks.

The other teeth are still sensitive to bite together. I can get a sharp pain from somewhere when biting that side in exactly the right place. I believe that sharp pain is coming from the tooth closest to the extraction site but the others hurt when biting as well. I am not eating on that side at all.

One question is, if this is some nerve issue that doesnt go away in say a month.. what then? Oral surgeon said to contact a neurologist but I am not sure what they would do.

Thanks-

Hi prwier,

Sometimes nerve pain can wax and wane indefinitely..... other times it can diminish slowly and other times it can be gone in an instant. It is often very difficult to pinpoint the cause of nerve pain therefore treating it can be difficult as well. A neurologist would want to know an extensive history about your dental and medical issues... any traumas to your head, face, neck... and in detail the type of pain you are experiencing. He may conduct some neurological tests which vary according to the area being tested.

The tooth that seems to be hurting when you bite against it..... is this a root canaled tooth? Does it have a large filling in it or a crown on it?

Bryanna

Hi -

There is a filling in the tooth next to the extraction site, and I think in the one next to that as well. They are not root-canaled or crowned teeth, just fillings. The sensitivity when biting or pushing is affecting all the teeth up to my front teeth (so 6).

I still can't quite believe my lack of luck - that removing the tooth which caused pain to bite on every single time, has led to biting pain in all the other teeth on that side.

Thanks-

I have heard of this happening many times, some say it's more painful than others and most of the time the pain goes completely away.

I would still avoid chewing on those teeth as much as possible and hopefully that will be enough to allow them to calm down. If the pain persists for longer than a couple of weeks or becomes worse in any way, then please have your dentist re-evaluate that quadrant of teeth.

Please keep in touch with us...
Bryanna