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I have ear pain and, a sore cheek after teeth removal. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I had four wisdom teeth cut out and one permanent tooth on the 25th, three teeth on one side and two things on the other side on 28th. My left ear started to hurt and is still hurting but my right ear is not. The bottom of my cheek is sore and still a little swollen and near my teeth o... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Some throbbing pain and discomfort are normal for a week after extraction. If the pain is severe even after five days, it means you may have a dry socket condition. Also, if the ear pain is severe, you may have an active infection. Continue antibiotics. Use warm salt... Read Full »
Why did I get a small patch of tissue on my second molar post wisdom tooth extraction?
Query: Hello doctor, Approximately one week ago, I had my wisdom teeth removed. On my lower left, I have a dry socket, which I am getting treated for via packing (at least I think that is what it is called). On the right side, healing is just fine, however, I noticed some white stuff lodged in the gum. I ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As it is just one week of wisdom teeth extraction, the white stuff seems to be most probably healing tissue only. It is a normal appearance of healing tissue post-extraction. A white patch of irritated gum can be due to injury or ulceration that can be due to accidenta... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am worried that I have a post-extraction granuloma after getting my wisdom teeth extracted eight days ago. It does not hurt, but it does bleed when I try to clean the socket closer to it with the syringe. I am concerned that it may become infected before I can get a hold of my oral s... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. If there is a granuloma, it should be removed by an oral surgeon immediately after the extraction of the wisdom tooth. However, since it has been eight days post-extraction and the extraction site is painless, then th... Read Full »
What is the reason for yellow-colored stuff in the tooth socket post extraction?
Query: Hello doctor, I had my wisdom teeth removed three weeks ago and on the third day, it felt like I ripped my stitching. A few days later it was bothering me so I put my finger in my mouth and I felt an opening along where the stitching should be. So I decided to feel the other side to compare that s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern regarding dental health. In this condition, I would strongly like to suggest you to consult your dentist again for a clinical examination of the affected area and condition of it for better results. She will examine the area in which you... Read Full »
My mother has continuous bleeding after extraction. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My mother got her tooth pulled out. It has been a few hours now. But still, it is bleeding a lot. She uses a new gauze continuously, but it gets soaked in blood. Is this normal? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, it is not normal if the blood comes out in the same quantity after extraction. Bite down a gauze very hard at the wound for about 45 minutes. If she feels, that the blood is filling her mouth, then she needs to go back to the dentist as soon as possible. Applying ic... Read Full »
Is swollen and yellowish gum in the extraction site after two weeks normal?
Query: Hello doctor, I got my first molar removed nearly two weeks ago. It is healing, but I notice a yellowish color inside and my gum around the area is a little swollen. I am not in so much pain. But, it is definitely tender and I just have a slight pain in that area. It was a difficult tooth extractio... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your history, there seems to be a sharp, bony edge there. You need to consult the dentist and get an X-ray done. I suggest you get an osteoplasty done, where the sharp edges would be smoothened. If you do not get the bony spicule smoothened, it will still heal... Read Full »
Having pain in the region where my tooth was removed. Can you suggest some temporary relief?
Query: Hello doctor,I took off my first molar teeth due to careless RCT before a week. And for the past two days, I am having severe pain in the whole region from where the tooth has been removed. Especially it pains after evening time. Can you please tell me any treatment that I can perform now for tempor... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is possibly due to dry socket or presence of root fragment left behind in the socket. You can take fresh radiograph fresh and send it with a photograph of the socket to confirm whether it is due to dry socket or root tip. Kindly consult your doctor to discuss a... Read Full »
I have a painful blister around the extraction site. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I had a tooth extraction done nine days ago top left #14 and my gums are still swollen. It looks like a white blister around the extraction site. My dentist will not listen to me and the pain I am in. Is it something I should worry about? It is causing pain too. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your swollen gum and white blister on extraction site can be a canker sore (small and shallow ulcer) which can be treated with medicine and oral hygiene. This could have happened due to improper oral hygiene and using some pointed object (toothpick, etc.) to the extr... Read Full »
I happened to see a piece of tissue in the socket of extracted tooth. Is it normal?
Query: Hello doctor,I got my wisdom teeth pulled before four days, the very next day I throw up due to antibiotics. An hour later, a piece of tissue was hanging on the upper right clotted socket, is this normal? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The situation which you described is entirely normal. The area surrounding the wisdom tooth gets usually inflamed, which is known as pericoronitis. After the removal of the area around the socket, which is the gingival (gum) tissue undergoes healing. The piece of tis... Read Full »
Can I take Flucloxacillin for pain after wisdom tooth removal?
Query: Hi doctor, I have just had a wisdom tooth removed a few days ago and the pain is still present but manageable. The pain has also spread a little around the jaw and up my face slightly which makes me think I have an infection. I am doing saline rinses a few times a day. My question is I have some Flu... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. After third molar surgery, the swelling in jaw bone is common, and cure after 3 to 4 days. It is not due to infection but it is due to body defense reaction. So do not worry about this and wait at least four days after extraction. Amoxicillin is a most popular prescr... Read Full »