I had a tooth pulled and implant placed last Friday. I had a stitch come out today. I called the office they said no blood or pain then it should be ok. Where the tooth was pulled is this white thing, it doesn't ooze or puss and no pain. Is that normal or need stitches?
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You should check with your dentist as sometimes the bone graft does fail. Pain with an extraction can last for 10-14 days. This does not mean that your bone graft has failed. Sometimes a new bone graft will be needed if the first one does not succeed. Usually, bone grafts will take within 3 ...
If your implants are on the bottom teeth and were placed too close to the Mandibular Canal, then yes, you can get ear aches from implants. The Mandibular Nerve passes close to the ear and actually joins the nerve that serves the ear. Impulses from the lower teeth can travel up the Mandibular...
