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I Had a Tooth Extraction and Bone Graft 8 Days Ago Pain is Worse Today?
On Dec 1st the tooth extraction and bone graft was done on the lower left molar. Went to the dentist yesterday morning and told him the pain is getting worst not better, dentist took the stiches out and said their is no infection and that the area lools good. Left dentist thinking its going to start feeling better. Boy was I wrong the pain is worse now than ever and here it is 8 DAYS LATER!! I am taking 400 mg of motrin and 1000 mg of Tylenol every 5 to 6 hours for relief. Why isnt it healing?
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Pain after extraction and bone graft
This is not normal.
You may want to have the area rechecked for dry socket since dry socket generally starts 3-4 days post extraction
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Pain after bone graft
Sounds like you have an infection or dry socket. May get better if you just wait it out. You should be on antibiotics. GO back to your Dr. get a second opinion from an ethical doctor who isn't just dissing the first guy to get your business. Sometimes complications arise. They just have to be handled properly
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Tooth extraction and bone graft with pain?
Normally we would not expect this level of pain unless you have a dry socket or infection. Some additional questions you should ask... Did the dentist place a membrane over the graft yes or no. Are you a smoker? Do you have osteoporsis or taking medication for it? If the problem has not cleared up by this time and the pain is from the extraction site it might be wise to remove the graft material and resuture the wound with primary closure. Good Luck
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Go back for a post op visit as soon as possible
You may want to have the area rechecked for dry socket since dry socket generally starts 3-4 days post extraction. You may want to also ask what kind of graft material was used. Were you put on antibiotics?
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I'm so sorry to hear that the healing has been slow for you. :( I'm really glad you went and got the area checked by your dentist, just to be safe. Hopefully it will start healing up soon.
I had an upper molar removed with bone graft 2 weeks ago. 24 hours later I was in excruciating pain. Two days later I had a root canal in an adjacent tooth. The tooth was absessed, so it was the right thing to do however it did not reduce or eliminate the pain. I've seen the oral surgeon, endodontist and my regular dentist a combination of 8 times in two weeks and I've been told to increase my pain medication and wait it out. I've been on steroids and antibiotics to no avail. Tomorrow I'm seeing a third oral surgeon for a third option! Help!