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pain after an extraction
i am in a constant state of worry... i saw a dentist almost a year ago about an off and on toothache. an upper right tooth, either a premolar or my first molar. i wasn't sure at first because the first molar had been filled after a part of my tooth fell off. while the dentist was filling that tooth, he said he hoped the decay hadn't reached the nerve yet and that i may/or may not need a root canal in the future. so about a year later when it started bothering me again i visited the dentist and he suggested that the premolar needed the root canal, not the molar. so i had a root canal and a crown placed immediately. it seemed to work, until about a month later i was having pain coming from that area and above. the dentist took x-ray and decided maybe the tooth behind needed a root canal also because the premolar seemed fine. so i saw an endodontist and he tapped on the premolar and the teeth in front and back, i couldn't decide which hurt most at the time. so he sent me home and said the next time i get the pain to tap. i did and decided it was definately the premolar that had the root canal. so i saw an oral surgeon and he decided that i needed an apicoectomy. which i had a week later. after the surgery the surgeon told me that it went perfectly and he had to scrap my sinus a bit from the infection but that i was going to be fine. well about a week after the surgery i was in massive pain... but oddly enough it felt like the "tooth" itself hurt, even though there should have been no feeling. plus i started having a lot of facial pains in my sinus area and headached. so i went an saw an ENT and had an MRI done, he told me that there was no sinus damage. the tooth kept constantly bothering me and when i tapped on the side it was still very sensative... so i had the tooth extracted by the same oral surgeon 12 days ago. i am still bothered by this region. it almost feels like the same pain, coming from where there is no longer a tooth. it is probably a 4 or 5 on a pain scale (not sure if my scale is correct after everything i have been through) but i can't shake it. it is driving me mad... and i keep reading about nerve damage and neuralgia online, which i bought up to the surgeon and he is doesn't think that is what is happening and that he is stumped. what should i do? i have a feeling the original dentist is going to recommend a root canal on the molar behind this tooth, but when i bite, push or tap on it doesn't hurt. anyone, advise??? please?????
Dear Fellow Dental Sufferer,
You really have my sympathy, the professional crew really have you jumping through the hoops. As for pain; may I suggest calcium and salt water rinse.
If you have calcium in tablet form crush one up on a cutting board with a wooden handle and with a wet finger rub the powder on the gumline of the troubled area.
Warm a pint of water and drop a tspn of salt into it. When dissolved use it to rinse.
Next on the list would be a few exotic nutrients which provide cleansing healing power.
1 Wheat grass juice. 2 Raw eggs 3 Onion juice 4 Sushi 5 Cabbage juice
Best Swishes
You really have my sympathy, the professional crew really have you jumping through the hoops. As for pain; may I suggest calcium and salt water rinse.
If you have calcium in tablet form crush one up on a cutting board with a wooden handle and with a wet finger rub the powder on the gumline of the troubled area.
Warm a pint of water and drop a tspn of salt into it. When dissolved use it to rinse.
Next on the list would be a few exotic nutrients which provide cleansing healing power.
1 Wheat grass juice. 2 Raw eggs 3 Onion juice 4 Sushi 5 Cabbage juice
Best Swishes
I feel your pain and am in the same boat with the very same symptoms (upper right too!)--12 years and 4 dentists, one endodontist, a second root canal, and a visit to the ENT specialist. Please share if you find the solution!
I feel your pain and am in the same boat with the very same symptoms (upper right too!)--12 years and 4 dentists, one endodontist, a second root canal, and a visit to the ENT specialist. Please share if you find the solution!
I'm experincing the same sym[ptoms and have pain in the gum area lateral to a tooth extraction, i had root canal on #23 and an apioectomy, the site is till ot healed after 4 weeks and the original root type pain is back, my doctor said it's probably nerve pain delayed from the extraction and I probably didn't need either procedure. it's painful and I'm currently on Prednisone for the i nflammation, it may resolve or be permanent nerve pain, i'm not getting clear cut information from the dentist or oral surgery. good luck, it's difficult to tx. and diagnose. TM, lansing, Michigan
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