Seriously infected Wisdom tooth extraction 4 years ago leading to a big lump on my pallette ?

4 years ago I had a wisdom tooth removed, it was abscessed and ulcerated and in general... Pretty revolting.


After this episode, the swelling and infection went away leaving my palette swolen on one side. This caused no particular problems in it's self, but has lead to 4 years of repeated throat infections to the point that I had my Tonsils (and spurs ?) removed last year to open thing up and try to prevent me from snoring.





Has anyone else had similar long term problems after the extraction of seriously infected wisdom teeth ?





Please don't answer tellin me to go to my GP, I'm in for an MRI and CT soon, yesterday I had a camera up my nose and several trained professionals looking in my mouth ears and nose, so take it as read that I am seeking professional medical advice and reicieving attention... however, for the moment the specialist admits he's not sure what it is. The lump has no pulse, is not growing and is not painfull.





Any one been there or got an educated guess ?

Seriously infected Wisdom tooth extraction 4 years ago leading to a big lump on my pallette ?
maybe a tiny part of the extracetd tooth has been left in the cavity . this will cause you to have sweling in the gum and recurrent infections as the body tries to fight against it . i had a similar experiance 5 years ago .its nasty i know and cam be extreamly uncomfortable .evenutally when examined by an oral doctor in hospital the problem was sorted with a small operation to remove the remnant of root .
Reply:My landlord used to be a dentist. I'll ask him what his thoughts are and get back to you.





EXTRA: I did ask for you, but he's pretty nonplussed by it and couldn't even hazard a guess. Sorry.





Hope they get to the bottom of it for you, though.
Reply:Probably got a bit of the tooth still in there. Go to the dentist again and ask him for a xray of the troubled area.
Reply:scar tissue maybe?!
Reply:If infections aren't properly treated they can linger and cause more infections. I had a huge tooth infection caused by my wisdom teeth and, although I was given antibiotics for my infection, the infection was discovered to be dormant in a tooth when I had an x ray done on my mouth. There's a good chance the infection's lingering about still, and also be causing sore throats (I also had a problem with throat infections)
Reply:Have you had a simple dental xray? It could be that you have a tiny bit of root or a slither of bone there. The body protects you from damage by covering it hence the swelling. If you are having all the other tests and nothing shows up why worry if it isn't painful? Any mouth cancer would show on xray and should be picked up on a normal dental inspection.

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