I got my wisdom teeth removed on the 13th of December and i was doing/getting better until today..the 19th when randomly one of my top teeth removal area began bothering me, most of the stuff i can understand but, several times i have sniffed it hurt the area that was operated on, i was just wondering what that could be caused by. it doesn't hurt a lot so i figured it wasn't anything that i should bother my surgeon's office about so i thought i'd ask here.
2007-12-19 16:39:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
none of my teeth were through yet in response to #3
2007-12-19 16:49:41 · update #1
and in response to #2 my dentist's office told me not to come back for a check up unless it was VERY bad
2007-12-19 16:50:38 · update #2
you should be going for a check up for them right? be careful you dont develop dry sockets. but they will hurt and feel uncomfortable for a little while. mine didnt start hurting until around 3 days after i got them removed ( i actually didnt take the medicines they gave me because i have a huge fear of throwing up) but if it continues to bother you get it checked out. but i think its normal.
2007-12-19 16:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by hallie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only been 6 days you are not completely healed yet. I had mine on the day before thanksgiving and I was still on meds for about 5 days afterwards. It has been almost a month and occassionally my top jaw (not just the wound area) hurts when I smile, eat, sneeze, etc. I called the dentist and they said that is just part of the healing. If your top tooth was not through the gums then that is exactly what I had so it is taking longer for them to heal.
2007-12-19 16:48:10 · answer #2 · answered by picc0999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did they give you a water syringe to flush out the wounds? It's pretty easy for food to get stuck in those holes with out you knowing. Also, when a friend of mine had their's pulled the dentist missed part of the tooth and it was left in there and became irritated.
2007-12-19 16:56:34 · answer #3 · answered by nurse101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOME DISCOMFORT IS TO BE EXPECTED AFTER EXTRACTIONS. IF THE PAIN IS VERY SEVERE, THIS MAY INDICATE THAT THERE IS A DRY SOCKET FORMED WHICH REQUIRES TREATMENT BY A DENTIST. IF MAY NOT BE A DRY SOCKET IF THE PAIN IS NOT GREAT FOR WHICH DRY SOCKET IS EXCRUCIATING.
THE DISCOMFORT IS OTHERWISE CAUSED BY THE BONE AROUND THE EXTRACTION SOCKET.
2007-12-19 17:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be getting a dry socket.
2007-12-19 16:44:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋