I had 3 wisdom teeth removed on 7/20 2 lowers & upper right. The upper right was the only impacted tooth. We are going on a few days after a week & I'm still in excrutiating pain! The left side is throbbing all throughout what seems to be my jaw & extending into my ear. I went back in on Thursday. They checked for dry socket & said I didn't have that. They cleaned food out of the then gave me 4 shots of numbing stuff & a script for a stronger pain medicine. Help I need some relief!!!
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I would advise you to go back to the oral surgeon to evaluate for infection or for possible "dry-socket". Both conditions could cause severe pain. It also might be the normal healing process. Let the surgeon decide for sure.
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