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It looks like it is healing well. I can be a piece of bone graft material trying to work it's way out of the gums. That's normal and can happen within the first few months after having a bone graft placed.
I suspect that you needed to have that graft redone as the site must have become contaminated with saliva and germs. Let me know how it turned out, please.
Sounds like the area has certainly become infected by saliva and all the germs contained in the mouth. You will probably need to have the area regrafted. Go see your dentist as soon as possible.
You may have gotten some food or debris trapped in the gums causing the swelling. If you aren't having pain in the bone, the socket and extraction sites are most likely fine. You could have a stitch still in there trapping plaque and causing inflammation. I would suggest you see your dentist to...
The sutures really do their work within the first week of healing. After that, your gums should be healed enough to hold the graft in and the stitches aren't necessary. I typically tell my patients they want the stitches to stay in for at least 5 days. After that if the come untied or break,...
The tooth could be loose due to the trauma of the treatment done to the adjacent tooth. If you had a tooth extracted, sometimes the teeth on either side will be loose for a couple of weeks. Do not wiggle it. If you are truly concerned, see your dentist for evaluation.
You had a body part removed. It's going to be painful for awhile, unfortunately. Sleep elevated on a couple of pillows. Alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen every 3 hours. For example, take Tylenol at 12, Ibuprofen at 3, Tylenol at 6, Ibuprofen at 9, etc. You only want to use an ice pack for the...