What do you suggest for nerve damage in tooth after tooth extraction?
Patient: I had a difficult molar extraction on tooth with root canal and crown that decayed.  The dentist was very rough and was in there three hours.  I have since had extreme pain in gum and jaw area.  I have had permanent bridge for over a month, but can not chew without pain on it.  The area under at the gum line is painful as well as down in jaw.  Went to dentist other day and he says I know have nerve damage in tooth in front of extraction.  He wants to drain the nerve in that tooth and then remove a piece of tooth(?) that is coming up from gum under bridge.  Is this common - do I need a oral surgeon? Doctor: Hello,Thank you for consulting with HCM.Actually when there is traumatic extraction of tooth as you are mentioning that the dentist took 3 hours to remove it, there are chances to develop dry socket in that area.Dry socket is a condition when blood clot is not formed and bone is exposed which is extremely painful, treatment of dry socket should be done to get the pain relieved. In case of nerve damage you will feel numbness not pain in that area, so it can be a dry socket only.Better you should visit an oral surgeon to get it properly examined and treated as a wrong diagnosis will degrade the condition.Hope it will help you