Aching after getting tooth extracted. infection?
Patient: i had a tooth extraction 3 days ago one of my back molars,my jaw is still aching i had tooth pulled as the dentist said there was a likelihood that there was an abscess under the tooth, the socket looks white , am doing the salt water rinces but the aching is not going a way and can still be felt after taking tramadol or panandol ,shouls i be worried ,perhaps an infection? Doctor: Hello there...The first three days of pain is absolutely normal ...you need not worry about it.... You need to have a check on the duration and intensity of pain...is it the same since the day of removal or has it come down? increase in the pain intensity is factor to worry..Pain for more than 4 days with increased intensity could be a  dry socket. Infection would set in only after 1 week's time....if the sterilization procedures were well maintained at your clinic  infection wouldnt set in so fast...the abscess your doctor was talking to  you would get cured by the antibiotics and atmospheric oxygen...Consult your dental surgeon in case of pain even after 4th day....