Re: How long does it take...?

It's hard to say for sure without examining you and seeing your radiographs.
However, it is possible that you have a dry socket. It also is possible
that there are small pieces of dead bone that are gradually working their
way out. If this is the case, these pieces will come out on their own, but
until they do, they can be uncomfortable. If the problem persists, the
dentist might be able to remove them, and this could hasten the healing
process. I'm not sure which tooth you mean by "lower number 5], but
nevertheless, be assured that eventually, everything will heal. The hole
itself will take some time to heal over and look "normal" but that is not a
problem. At any rate, if you have ANY concerns, you should definitely see
your dentist rather than try to solve your problem via the newsgroup. Good
luck!

"wxxre" <_REMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How long does it take for a tooth extraction to heal? I had my tooth
pulled
> out (lower number 5) a month ago, the hole still hasn't closed, and it
still
> hurts. It even seems as though this last week it has been hurting me more
> than before! Otherwise, there are no signs of inflammation, it doesn't
seem
> to be swollen - the extraction site (hole) looks clean, no *** or
anything
> like that, but it really hurts - dull, long-lasting pain, sometimes very
> faintly, but at its worst it feels as if my whole jaw on that side is
> hurting. The other day it started hurting after I just took a sip of
juice.
> I have heard of "dry socket" but I don't think I have that because I would
> have noticed that earlier (by the intense pain, I suppose), wouldn't I?
> I had some trouble with the tooth for a long time before I finally got it
> pulled out - a recurring (actually constant) gum boil, apicotomy, a big
> paradontal pocket, curettage, until my dentist finally took it out and saw
> that it was cracked (the part under the gumline). So, I'm being told that
> it's no wonder it's taking me some more time to heal - but still, I'm
kinda
> anxious about it. (After the tooth has come out, the gum boil has finally
> disappeared.)
>
> (BTW, I don't know whether this is important but the tooth next to it is
> missing too, it was extracted together with a cyst underneath it a couple
of
> years ago) - I guess the whole jaw is disfigured by now... - my oral
surgeon
> made a panoramic x-ray of my teeth/jaw last in late March/April this year
> after the apicotomy, so before the extraction, and everything else seemed
to
> be just fine.
>
> Thanks in advance for any replies, suggestions, encouragements...
>
>


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