'Sweet Tooth' Reaction in Extraction Site
Quote:
> I had a 'sweet tooth' that for years hurt when I chewed something sweet.
> When this first started, the tooth was sound but four and half weeks ago,
> it was extracted due to an infected root and nerve. I try not to chew on
> that side, but every now and then I forget. It doesn't hurt - unless I
chew
> something sweet. I am positive the pain is not from the teeth surrounding
> the extraction site; the pain is the same and in the same place it was
when
> there was a tooth. Is this unusual? Aside from this, it has not hurt a
bit
> since it was pulled.
As you probably understand that to make a diagnosis in this way is an
impossibility but I'll try anyway. The phenomenon you describe is not a
usual one. Unfortunatly it's not possible for you to say which teeth the
problem is from even if you think you can feel it the teeth nerves are
combined so a hurting sensation from the upper jaw can actually be a result
of a lesion in the lower jaw. All this combined means you need a proper
excamination of all your teeth.
Anyway most likely the pain sensation is caused from the neck of the teeth
close to the one extracted. This is a result of to hard toothbrush
technique on the soft tissue and is very easilly treated. Alternative
causes can be a crack or bad filling in one of the teeth.
Quote:
> Also, when is it okay to chew on that side again? The post-op
instructions
> didn't mention when, nor did it say anything about how to clean the
socket.
> I was not scheduled for a follow-up appointment (I have no idea if one is
> usual or not).
You can chew the next day after extraction. You shouldn't clean the socket
at all and no new appointments are needed unless you have any problems with
the socket.
emucer
d.d.s.
