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2nd molar pain after wisdom tooth removal

I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed 5 weeks ago, everything seems to have healed well. However, I am having pain while chewing and biting down on my lower left second molar. The dentist looked at it and said she couldn't see anything wrong. What could be causing this and how can I get rid of it.

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Originally Posted by waves2468 (Post 1088976)

I remember that same experience after my wisdom teeth were removed - a long time ago. I also remember that I tried holding and wiggling the tooth causing pain and noticed a little click that felt like the tooth had snapped back into a better and more original position. After that the pain on biting down was gone. My theory was that the second molar had been knocked ever so slightly out of perfect alignment from the removal of the wisdom tooth just behind it. Once it was settled back into the proper place (very tiny movement) but enough for me to be aware of, everything felt better.