Open Question: Whole jaw pains after tooth extraction?
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couch Member since:November 26, 2008Total points:601 (Level 2)I had 2 teeth of the lower jaw extracted last tuesday. This is causing my whole jaw to pain. Is this normal? Someone told me maybe the extraction has made my gum sensitive. Pls help and give advice how I can lessen the pain. ThxAnswer Question
by The mom Member since:September 16, 2006Total points:99,851 (Level 7)When you remove a tooth, you leave behind not just a hole in the gums, but a tooth-size hole in the jawbone itself. In your case, two tooth-size holes. If you had holes of that size in your upper leg bone, you'd not be surprised that it ached and hurt. However in your case, you may also have jaw pain due to developing a dry socket. That happens when the clot that seals off the hole in the bone is lost, and the bone dehydrates. That pain typically shows up sometime between the third and fifth days after removal, and will gradually get worst until it's about all you can think about. It might be best if you returned to see the dentist and had things checked out. You might get some relief temporarily by applying moist mild heat to the outside of the face, and drinking a hot drink and pooling some of the liquid in the cheek pocket for a bit. If it's a dry socket, this will give some relief, but not completely. If it's just healing pain, it will help- as will something like Motrin. Hope it gets to feeling better for you soon.
couch Member since:November 26, 2008Total points:601 (Level 2)I had 2 teeth of the lower jaw extracted last tuesday. This is causing my whole jaw to pain. Is this normal? Someone told me maybe the extraction has made my gum sensitive. Pls help and give advice how I can lessen the pain. ThxAnswer Question by The mom Member since:September 16, 2006Total points:99,851 (Level 7)When you remove a tooth, you leave behind not just a hole in the gums, but a tooth-size hole in the jawbone itself. In your case, two tooth-size holes. If you had holes of that size in your upper leg bone, you'd not be surprised that it ached and hurt. However in your case, you may also have jaw pain due to developing a dry socket. That happens when the clot that seals off the hole in the bone is lost, and the bone dehydrates. That pain typically shows up sometime between the third and fifth days after removal, and will gradually get worst until it's about all you can think about. It might be best if you returned to see the dentist and had things checked out. You might get some relief temporarily by applying moist mild heat to the outside of the face, and drinking a hot drink and pooling some of the liquid in the cheek pocket for a bit. If it's a dry socket, this will give some relief, but not completely. If it's just healing pain, it will help- as will something like Motrin. Hope it gets to feeling better for you soon.
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