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How do you know if the infection from an extracted tooth was fully taken out prior to the bone graft?

10021Aug 24, 2018
2 moths ago I had #15 extracted. is was a root-canalled tooth with a large infection and a cyst on a root. The cadaver bone graft was done right after the tooth was out. I am starting to feel a fullness in that area and the gums are a brighter pink (but not swollen). Oddly enough, I've been waking up with my RIGHT eye swollen and the lid filled with fluid. Wondering if I should be taking the time to get this looked into or this is normal while the bone is healing. Thank you for any thoughts.

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Dr. Neal Nealis, DDS (retired)
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The extraction site appears to be healing ok. I don't see a visible abscess. There will be a hole there for several weeks until the tissue closes all the way. It takes time for that tissue to close around the space of a large molar. If the tooth behind the space needs a root canal, that may be...

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