My wisdom teeth came out 2 months ago, & now I have a "bubble" in one of the extraction sites, help?

Question

I have had nothing but problems with my bottom extractions. The dentist said I did not appear to have dry sockets, but the pain I described to him said it sounded like I did. The stitches he put in didn't hold even until I got home that first day, and that is when the pain began. Anyway, things started to get better around week 5, where the holes were clearly starting to close up, but in this past week, I now have what looks like swollen gum tissue that is sort of bubbled up, and I don't know what to do. I have since moved from the area, on my way to live in another country. Before I see a dentist, I want some opinions on what could have caused this. It is sore, and I have a hard time chewing on that side, which at 8 weeks, should not be a problem!!!!

Answer 1

I know this might sound silly, but you need to know that it happens. I had the same thing happen, I didn't have the stitches taken out and it ripped out, I was not sure if my gums closed the stitches in. I went to the dentist and he said that it was not there, that the body will close up and there will be a calcium deposit there, and it will get swollen, and it did. It hurt like a sun of a nut cracker, but all I did for two week was take medication and it went down. The swelling came up 3 times again, lasted for a few days, but went away. My dentist told me that if you do not take care of your teeth, any small infection can cause inflammation anywhere else in your mouth. So don't worry it will go away, if it doesn't after a few weeks, see the dentist to find out if there is something else going on.

Answer 2

That sounds bad. If the Dentist who worked on you is not an oral surgeon, then you should go to an oral surgeon for a consult. If he is, then go to another oral surgeon for a consult. For one, you shouldn't have gotten an infection because you were on antibiotics. The long stiches could have been bothersome but it's not a cause for infection... just irritation. It's also been two months so you shouldn't have any more problems. Something might have gone wrong in the healing. I once had a patient who came in for a consult, wherein a bubble appeared on a already healed extraction area. My Oral Surgeon friend said that it didn't heal properly and that there could be an air pocket or simply a pocket underneath the gum. He said it would have to be incised and then stitched up again. I don't think the new medical syringe would do anything. No, you should not take those remaining antibiotics.

Answer 3

Yup sounds like dry socket/an infection to me. I had dry socket. Go back to see him or find another dentist. You definately need to see a dr.

As quoted:
In dentistry, a dry socket is a layman's term for alveolar osteitis, a disruption to the healing of the alveolar bone following extraction of the tooth.

Alveolar osteitis occurs when the blood clot at the site of a tooth extraction is disrupted prematurely. This leaves the alveolar bone unprotected and exposed to the oral environment. The socket can pack with food and bacteria. The pain typically commences 2-4 days following the extraction. This is often extremely unpleasant for the patient, as symptoms include extreme pain (sometimes worse than the toothache that indicated the extraction), a foul taste, bad breath, and swelling in the infected area. There may be lymph-node involvement.

Answer 4

The hole has got infected and you need anti biotics to treat it you need to see a doctor or dentist to get penicillin to treat it.

Sorry but theres no way round it and you want to do it as soon as you can before it gets so infected it either needs an operation or affects the teeth close to it

Answer 5

hmmmm....you could have a piece of food inside your gum and it is getting infected.....does it ache like a tooth ache??? or just tenderness to the gum area?

Answer 6

It never hurts to get a second opinion