Had Wisdom Tooth Extracted Friday. It still hurts. Is this normal?

Question

It wasn't bad the first couple days, but it seems like it's actually hurting a bit more the last couple days. Is it normal for it to hurt 5 days later? (I'm 49, if this matters...)

Answer 1

There are a couple of conditions related to having them removed (I'm due to have all four of mine removed at some point very soon, so I've been doing the research!). I'd advise seeing your dentist.

Answer 2

yes. but if it gets worse, go see the dentist. it takes 5 days for an infection to start. i assume they gave you antibiotics. we don't, because they hamper healing, but i assume you didn't go to a biologic dentist. later, you should have the cavitation done by a biologic dentist.

EXTRACTIONS

Extractions have to be done well. Normally they pull a tooth out, stick a piece of gauze in there and say bite on it. After the tooth is removed, the socket has to be completely cleaned so that complete healing can occur. If tissue such as torn pieces of ligaments or periosteum is left in the socket and covers the bone, the bone will tend to heal over the top, leaving a hole in the bone, and new bone cannot form. This hole can persist for the rest of the patient's life. It is a chronic infection that is called an alveolar cavitational osteopathosis or cavitation. This means that there is an infected cavity in the bone. These bone infections are only now being seriously researched. If they are fairly easy to prevent by proper socket cleaning, why is this not being done? But many if not most dentists have never heard of cavitations.

CAVITATIONS

A cavitation is an unhealed hole in the jawbone caused by an extracted tooth [or a root canal or an injury to a tooth]. Since wisdom teeth are the most commonly extracted teeth, most cavitations are found in the wisdom tooth sites. Please see the graphic and photo below to get a glimpse of what may be in your mouth and the effects it is having. The photo and diagram demonstrate the destructive and pathologic consequence of a routine tooth extraction. Dentists are taught in dental school that once they pull a tooth, the patient's body heals the resulting hole in the jawbone. However, approximately 95% of all tooth extractions result in a pathologic defect called a cavitation. The tooth is attached to the jawbone by a periodontal ligament which is comprised of "jillions" of microscopic fibers. One end of each fiber is attached to the jawbone and the other end of the fiber is attached to the tooth root. When a tooth is extracted, the fibers break midway between the root and the bone. This leaves the socket (the area where the root was anchored in the bone) coated with periodontal ligament fibers.

There are specialized cells in the bone called osteoblasts. Osteoblasts make new bone. The word "osteoblast" means bone former. They are active during growth and maintenance. However, the periodontal ligament prevents the osteoblasts from filling in the tooth socket with bone since the periodontal ligament fibers lining the socket act as a barrier beyond which the osteoblasts cannot form bone. In other words, an osteoblast "sees" a tooth when it "sees" periodontal ligament fibers. Since there are billions of bacteria in the mouth, they easily get into the open tooth socket. Since the bone is unable to fill in the defect of the socket, the newly formed "cavitation" is now infected. Since there is no blood supply to the "cavitation" it is called "ischemic" or "avascular" (without a blood supply). This results in necrosis (tissue death). Hence we call a cavitation an unhealed, chronically infected, avascular, necrotic hole in the bone. The defect acts to an acupuncture meridian the same way a dead tooth (or root canal tooth) acts. It causes an interference field on the meridian which can impair the function and health of other tissues, organs and structures on the meridian. Significantly, the bacteria in the cavitation also produce the same deadly toxins that are produced by the bacteria in root canals (see Root Canals). These toxins are thio-ethers (most toxic organic substance known to man), thio-ethanols, and mercaptans. They have been found in the tumors in women with breast cancer.

Answer 3

Yes, it's normal. When you bend down or over, the blood rushes into the head, causing a localized increase in blood pressure, which is what's causing the pain. It's also possible that the bones in your maxilla and mandible have been slightly broken if the dentist used an elevator to remove the teeth. This can be quite painful later, butif you very gently massage along the side of the gums with your (CLEAN) finger, you can massage the bones back into place. This is what happened to me when I had a wisdom tooth out.

Answer 4

No, that is not normal. A couple of years ago this happened to me and my brother told me that I had a "dry socket" I laughed and thought he was an idiot but sure enough when I called my dentist they saw me immediately and had to go back in and do some work.

He told me the "dry socket" can hurt worse than the actual extractment.

Call your dentist prompto because tommorow is Thursday and you need to get in before it hurts worse. You will be in big trouble this weekend if you don't have it looked at.

Answer 5

If it's huting more now then it did then you could haave an infection. I have heard that wisdom teeth getting pulled are very painfull and can take a while to feel better. If it gets any worse or you develope a high temp or get a bad taste in your mouth go get it checked straight away. If it doesn't start feeling better soon I would go get it all checked to be on the safe side

Answer 6

the pain you feel now may be less then you felt at first but your tired now the pain has taken its toll on you and so even though there is most likely less pain it is becoming a pain to have the pain . i hope that makes sense to you .
you may have an infection or other problem with the work now so it would not hurt to go back to see the dentist again and have him take a quick look see that all is going as planned . he may give you some more pain medication as well . that is about it .

Answer 7

My kids hurt for about a week and a half. I think it's worse for an adult. If it gets worse, contact the dentist immediately because you can have a complication. I hope that you feel better soon and that they gave you some pain pills.

Answer 8

yes it is normal for it to hurt,after all its a wisdom tooth,which is bigger and has a deeper root=also you feel the pain more later on as the freezing the dentist gave you has worn off =it should go away soon

Answer 9

If it's getting worse instead of better, it's time to call the dentist. In the meantime, the tantric acid in room temperature tea is very soothing to the inflamed tissues. And of course, whatever pills the dentist gave you. ;-) Call in case you're getting an infection or dry socket. Good Luck.

Answer 10

No, when I got my wisdom teeth pulled about five years ago (I'm 24 now), the doctor at least had the common courtesy to give me a prescription of percocet so I didn't have to deal with the pain. I would go back to your doc and try to get a prescription and explain to him what you feel. Good luck buddy.