Pain after an tooth extraction?

I had a tooth infection and after I finished the antibiotic's I got the tooth removed. That was 3 day's ago. Is it normal to still have pain, this many day's later.





I am NOT talking about the area where the tooth was removed from, I am aware that, that part will obviously still be sore. I am talking about pain as if the tooth was still there, like the toothache itself. Thank's a lot!!

Pain after an tooth extraction?
This is an unusual situation BUT....


You could have had an abcess, then


took the antibiotic,then had the tooth


pulled, but there is still some of the


abcess left.


Go to where the tooth was pulled and


on the outside of your lip, press where


it's sore. Does it feel as tho there is still some abcess in there? also, did


any awful tasting pus come out of the


hole where the tooth was pulled?


If you feel you still have some abcess,


either have your dentist examine it again to see if there is still infection


up where the end of the root was.


It usually takes me 3 weeks to get


rid of ALL the pain from a tooth


extraction.
Reply:The antibiotics may not have completely taken care of the infection. It is normal for it to still hurt. You need to be careful not to get a dry socket. That will hurt like hell and it feels like it did before you got the tooth extracted. You should call and let your dentist know because if this is the case then he can put some dry socket paste into the extraction site so it will heal properly.
Reply:I don't know if the tooth you had removed was a molar or front. At any rate I had 6 teeth extracted 7/10 and like you one of the teeth I had removed felt like it was still there. I went back to the oral surgeon who told me everything was fine, stay on the antibiotics and just double up on pain meds. Ha! Hated taking the pain meds so I called my regular dentist who had me come in. He stated he had never heard of someone with a dry socket in front but was reasonably sure that's what it was. It is now 2 week's later and after two rounds of antibiotics, numerous trips to the oral surgeon and my regular dentist it has started to calm down. I did have a dry socket. I would insist my dentist see me. You should not have that pain!

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