How can severe pain after tooth extraction be treated?
Patient: Hi I had two teeth extracted last week last the first one top left and fine no pain the second the following day (Monday) was awful the dentist wasn't very pleasant on our first meeting and he'd cancelled my appointment on the Monday knowing the pain I was in so I called up the same day and got an appointment half an hour before my original with the same dentist, it seemed to me as he didn't want to do the extraction he said if I have a drink it could come out of my nose which I found unusual and many other things it took him 25 mins to get the tooth out and he kept taking breaks about half an hour after I'd left the dentist the pain I got was crippling I was screaming in pain and it wouldn't stop I had to go back to get another injection which seemed to help a little bit the pain was awful the whole was huge and it's been a week today and the side of my tooth the one next to the tooth that was removed I push my younger up and the gum is spilt in half it pulls away from the tooth is this normal and I have what looks like a long price of tooth comming out the side of my gum Doctor: Hello,If it is a week, the gum must have got attached to the tooth and also the pain must have reduced. You should consult an oral surgeon to get checked it there is any dry socket formation. Also, you should get an x-ray done to check if the tooth that is pulled has removed completely or is it still having some portion left in the extraction socket that is causing pain. For now, you should take soft meals, do warm saline gargles and take painkillers as and when necessary.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.Regards,     Dr. Honey Arora