Welcome dear readers! I often read various forums and articles on dentistry on the Internet. They constantly come across the same topics, questions, problems. For example, why does the hole hurt after tooth extraction?
Causes of soreness of the hole
I asked the ash tree, or rather, my dentist, what are the causes of such a problem. He gave me a list and I'll give it to you.
In the first few days after tooth extraction, a person experiences pain from the injury.
Still, the ligamentous apparatus, blood vessels, nerves, the gum itself and other tissues were damaged. Moreover, the amount of damage is always different. Sometimes the tooth is torn gently and quickly, and it happens that the gum floor is turned or even cut before the bent roots are pulled out.
I will say from personal experience that some surgeons in dental clinics clearly used to work for the special services and tortured spies. Because torturing a person like that because of one unfortunate tooth is a crime. My hole hurt for a long time. At first, she healed after medical vandalism, then for a long time she could not chew normally. They took a picture and didn't seem to find anything.
What can lead to pain, in addition to injury:
- inflamed gum. It could get infected during removal or after. Ultimately, alveolitis develops;
- a piece of a tooth or root remained in the hole, which the doctor did not notice;
- when extracting a tooth, no cyst or granuloma was found;
- some nerve that has become inflamed and causes pain has not been removed;
- inflammation of the trigeminal nerve.
At the dentist
The worst thing is when a person begins to self-medicate. There are no means, folk methods that would remove a cyst at home or. The people manage to warm the hole, causing inflammation and infection.
Wisdom teeth
If the wisdom of people depended on the presence in their mouth of the corresponding teeth in the amount of four pieces, it would be interesting to know how many such lucky ones were found on the entire planet. The problem is that these teeth rarely grow normally, without complications, and do not rot in the process. Scientists even believe that they are nothing more than a rudiment left to us from the former semi-wild life, when we ate anything, gnawed bones, etc. Modern people eat softer food. The jaw itself has become shorter and now there is no place for eights in it. Yes, we don’t eat more mammoths, we don’t run after bison.
Wisdom teeth often grow unevenly, at a large angle to one side. Therefore, doctors are forced to remove them. Only now they are located terribly inconvenient for removal. Therefore, when they are torn, it is very unpleasant even under local anesthesia. Then the whole mouth hurts, and doctors always squeeze the cheek and jaw, resting on them, in order to pull out the tooth without breaking it.
Wisdom teeth
After the operation, the action of the anesthetic does not last long. People are faced with serious discomfort, and do not know what to do if the hole hurts after.
Everything depends on the timing. The first few days, soreness is a normal phenomenon, and if your gums were cut, then the discomfort will last until complete healing. The gums can swell more than once, you will rinse it with sage, chamomile, antiseptics and other things.
If the hole hurts while eating
The hole after tooth extraction can hurt when food gets on it. In general, it is not recommended to eat anything hard, hot, spicy. Then there is less chance that you will harm the overgrown gum. It's also best not to chew on the side where your tooth was pulled out.
You will have to give up alcohol and tobacco for at least five days. Otherwise, you can cause complications. And may the gods of all pantheons save you to rinse your mouth on the first day! This is not to mention picking with toothpicks and matches in the hole to remove food debris. Forget hard toothbrushes. Not at the time of healing, but in general. They damage the gums and tooth enamel.
In the early days, switch to liquid and soft foods. So much less risk of hurting yourself. Instead of rinsing, it is best to use baths with an antiseptic or sage. A solution of chlorhexidine in this regard is excellent.
Video - Pain after tooth extraction: causes, duration, numbness
The hole hurts after tooth extraction for a very long time
If the hole hurts for more than a week, then for the sake of prevention and to clear your conscience, go to the dentist. Let him see how the process goes, and if necessary, he will send you for an x-ray. Don't wait until your cheek swells up and half of your jaw starts to hurt.
My colleague had a case. They pulled out a rotten tooth, the bottom seven. He went home, nothing. The next morning is also a complete order. But by the evening of the second day, the place where the extracted tooth stood began to hurt, the gums turned red and swollen, gave into the ear. He swallowed pills, barely waited for the morning. The doctor looked, and in his hole a blood clot shifted, pus appeared. They cleaned it, washed it, gave me medicines, prescribed an antibiotic, but then it hurt for another month.
If a complex tooth is removed, then your cheek can easily swell and you will eat through a straw. Yes, I don't scare you. These are not some terrible complications and everything will pass. But some time will have to suffer. Keep in mind that it should subside over time. If the reverse process occurs, this indicates that the gum has become inflamed. In this case, there is only one option - to go to the dentist again. Let them look, think, treat. They get paid for it, by the way.
- What to do with swelling? Take Suprastin / Tavegil or their analogues. They remove not only the manifestations of allergies, but also puffiness.
- If there is no swelling, but the pain persists, you can take Nurofen.
Suprastin
Sometimes a situation may arise in which everything is in order inside the hole, the clot is not shifted, and swelling is present. Most likely, the fact is that a hematoma has formed. There may be several reasons for this:
- the vessel is damaged by the needle;
- the patient suffered from hypertension;
- Due to diabetes, blood vessels have become more fragile.
Hematomas go away on their own. They do not need to be touched, rinsed, etc. But the inflammatory process itself will not go anywhere. Sometimes the hole after tooth extraction hurts for a month, or even more, heals slowly. It is likely that the inflammation is in full swing and you should visit the dentist until complications occur. Self-treatment and attempts to warm up the tooth end sadly - abscesses, phlemons and even sepsis. To avoid trouble, follow the advice of a doctor.
If pain and swelling persist for more than five days, it is worth checking to determine the cause of this state of affairs. Do not self-medicate.
Dentist
This can lead to serious complications, which are much more difficult, expensive and unpleasant to treat than any inflammation of the gums under the extracted tooth.
That, in fact, is all you need to know about pain in the hole after tooth extraction. If somewhere you will be recommended some miraculous medicines that instantly help, do not believe the advertisement. I hope the article was informative and interesting for you. I will try to continue to select interesting materials for you. Subscribe to updates.
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