Still have pain..?

Question

I had a tooth removed, last friday, i have a deep dull pain still. ive been putting clove oil on it this seems to help it a bit, also ive been taking ibuprofen to reduce the swelling and take the edge of the pain..

When does the hole close up, i had one of the back teeth taken out, so its a big hole, also it is filled with a white 'gunk' , what is this..

Is it O.K to use warm salt water to clean mouth..?

Answer 1

You may have dry socket...You need to go back to the dental.....Sounds like an infection there to...You could have gotten something stuck in the hole and they need to irrigate it...

Answer 2

When you pull a tooth, you create a hole in the bone of the jaw. If you could imagine making a hole that size in some other bone of your body- say your upper leg- you would expect to be lying around somewhere with a cast on, with pain killers, and expecting it to take weeks to heal. The hole in your jawbone is not a lot different, and it will ache until the bone has managed to heal itself enough to seal it's surface. Along with the ibuprophen, a little gentle heat would do a lot to help relieve the ache. You can also try drinking warm liquids to generally warm up the inside of the mouth. Clove oil can be irritating to gum tissue, so I think I'd recommend easing up on that. Try the gel preps sold to help baby teething pain, it's a local anesthetic made for the purpose of soothing irritated gums. The hole will take a few months to completely close up. In the meantime, you need to do a "swish" rinse, and perhaps use a cotton swab to gently clean out the dent in the gum. The white stuff you see is the gunk that normally is what you brush and floss off teeth, and the brush gets it off the gums as you go. In your case, there is a little pocket it can collect in and you have to work to get it cleaned out. You can also use a piece of guaze to do the cleaning, at the same time you brush your teeth is a good time to do this. Warm salt water is a good mouth rinse, and is a lot kinder to the mouth than the dental rinses and stuff like Listerine- although the antiseptic mouth rinses are acceptable, they may cause the spot to burn and hurt. Once it heals a bit more though, you can use whatever mouthwash you like, just be sure to do a good swish before you spit.
If the ache really gets bad enough that Ibuprofen isn't doing it, or if you get a fever or sharp pain at the site, you will need to return to the dentist. You are a little past the point where a dry socket should happen, but it can, and you would need dental assistance for that. Otherwise, the Ibuprofen and heat should handle it fine, and a good cleaning is definitely in order.

Answer 3

Warm salt water for cleaning is actually highly recommended. It can help ease the soreness also. It's perfectly normal to have pain this soon after having a tooth removed. No idea what the white gunk is. You probably should ask your dentist as it could be infection. Or maybe they packed it with somthing? As for the hole it can take months to close up. Just be sure to keep it clean and if food is getting stuck in it tell your dentist. They should give you a syringe with a curved end that you can use to flush the hole out.

Answer 4

Ouch. It really ticks you off, doesn't it. I've had 6 teeth of mine remove in the last few years - 4 at the same time was just horrible, I felt like a freak for ages - but I never had this problem.

After it removed, did you use gauze tissue? By that I mean, did you bite on it, where the open gum is, with pressure? For quite a few hours [i did this for about 6 hours]? This is important because you have to make sure the gum doesn't bleed - that's dangerous to your health.

Sounds infected.

White gunk? Puss, maybe?

Talk to the person who removed your tooth, or any other dentist. You want to be possitive that it won't harm you in the future.

And Ice-cream helps with the swelling - best bit :]

Answer 5

Okay first you need to go to the dentist again. They may have to put in medicated gauze to help with the infection (white puss). The holes themselves will take time to close. Remember the gums have been open for so long it takes that much longer to fill in because your body thinks it's normal. You may also have a dry socket if you haven't heard before they are very painful and seems to only rest when the air is no longer moving in your mouth. Go back to the dentist this should be covered from when you had your teeth removed under followup care.

Answer 6

i would be concerned with the white gunk! as i have never had this and have had back teeth taken out! they say the lower teeth gaps take longer to heal than the upper (my dentist said that)! the pain i think may be due to the whil=te gunk! i had a dull pain for 2 days maximum. hope it clears up for you soon! :-)