1 year post molar extraction

[storm1]

It is nearly one year since my bottom molar extraction. My mouth has not been right since.. Burning sensation and a feeling of something constantly stuck in my top teeth above extraction site. The only relief I get is when I am asleep.

Mentioned it to dentist on few occasions and basically just told socket looks normal and it's in my head. Had a filling today and mentioned it again to a different dental therapist and she took an xray. She compared it to one I had done in April and said although the gum has healed over the extraction site below the gum line has shadows which they should not be seeing at nearly one year post extraction. This is going to be referred to the actual dentist with a possible onward referral to a oral maxillofacial specialist.

My anxiety is now through the roof. I understand they probably wait for a year before specialist referral but I would just like one day without my mouth feeling uncomfortable. I wasn't given any advice on how to deal with this and it's now affecting my mental health.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for reading.

 

[Gordon]

I'm sorry, I'd need some more details on you and your medical history to give any helpful advice and I don't think you want to reveal this on a public forum.

However, if you're anxious about some kind of cancer then don't be, it absolutely isn't that!

 

[storm1]

Thank you Gordon. I was just stressing as to why it's not healing as it should. It's been a slow healer from the start. The dental therapist said the shadow was not complete bone healing and that there is a small bony ridge on the gum next to socket but as its not causing me any problems then no need to shave it down. Could this be having an affect. Taking Vitamin B complex but don't think that has kicked in yet as happy to try anything.

 

[Gordon]

Could this be having an affect. T

No, it'd only be an issue if it was sharp enough to penetrate the gum, which you'd know about.

Vitamin D is probably more useful for promoting bone healing than B, most of us in the UK could do with taking it as a supplement, according to a Dietician colleague.

 

[storm1]

Thank you. I will grab some Vitamin D Tablets. Is it normal for healing to take this length of time.

 

[Gordon]

Maybe, unfortunately that would bring me back to questions about your medical history and stuff that you shouldn't make public.

You'll get much better answers from your dentist

 

[storm1]

Thank you Gordon. Will contact dentist again and try to firm up an answer. Enjoy the rest of your day.