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Foofie
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Hi, I'm new on here due to sky rocketing anxiety after extraction and am in need of a little extra support. I am someone who had major dental anxiety from age 5 onwards due to a traumatic dental experience but have managed to overcome a lot in the past 5-6 years having it all corrected. I've had othro, root canals, extractions, grafting and implants placed and for the most part, felt I had conquered my phobias.
However, 12 days ago I got an emergency appointment with my dentist for #30 tooth. It has been a troublesome tooth off and on for several years, had a crown on it and in Oct last year I had a root canal. At the beginning of March it started to hurt again, was hot and cold sensitive and I was prescribed amoxicillin 500mg for 7 days. The pain did not increase nor decrease so my dentist had me go in for a visit. I had good margins all the way around except for one area which had a deep 6-7 pocket and the dentist suspected a cracked root.
Under normal circumstances I'd have gone to an oral surgeon to have an extra eval and the tooth extraction but I opted to have it pulled right then and there due to my anxiety levels and wanting to limit my chances of covid exposure going from one office to another. I also trust this dentist, she pulled my wisdom teeth without issue in the past.
The procedure went pretty straight forward, maybe a little more tugging than I expected, she also grafted the area for later implant. The socket itself seems to have healed over nicely without issue, she used disolvable stitches so I could avoid a return visit. (I have a child who is high risk from covid so I'm really a little over the top avoiding contact right now.) I only needed ibuprofen and Tylenol for 24 hrs afterwards.
12 days post procedure I have huge anxiety again. I have a red area on the inside of the gum towards the tongue about 5-6 mm in diameter with a white 3-4 mm circle at the bottom of it. It's tender but not painful as such. (Hard to get a picture of it). From reading this forum I realize it may be a bone spicule (I have been in touch with my dentist via texts and she said it's likely that) and was hoping someone with experience could let me know if they agree and if it's likely to work its way back out? As long as the pain is manageable is it safe to let nature take its course?
Secondly, my gum on the cheek side is inflamed and almost purple in color. I still have some jaw pain (like 2-3 on the pain scale) and it runs up into my ear. It's intermittent but I don't recall having this discomfort 5 days ago, but then again I'm aware anxiety may be drawing extra attention to it. I have no apparent swelling, no fever, some mild throbbing when my heart rate gets up and some mild hot/cold sensitivity. Is this normal for 12 days post extraction? My dentist believes so and reassures me nothing looks infected but I'm struggling to remain calm.
I've posted pictures, they're not ideal but hopefully they help a bit. Thank you for any information or thoughts. I'm so glad you are all here at this time.
However, 12 days ago I got an emergency appointment with my dentist for #30 tooth. It has been a troublesome tooth off and on for several years, had a crown on it and in Oct last year I had a root canal. At the beginning of March it started to hurt again, was hot and cold sensitive and I was prescribed amoxicillin 500mg for 7 days. The pain did not increase nor decrease so my dentist had me go in for a visit. I had good margins all the way around except for one area which had a deep 6-7 pocket and the dentist suspected a cracked root.
Under normal circumstances I'd have gone to an oral surgeon to have an extra eval and the tooth extraction but I opted to have it pulled right then and there due to my anxiety levels and wanting to limit my chances of covid exposure going from one office to another. I also trust this dentist, she pulled my wisdom teeth without issue in the past.
The procedure went pretty straight forward, maybe a little more tugging than I expected, she also grafted the area for later implant. The socket itself seems to have healed over nicely without issue, she used disolvable stitches so I could avoid a return visit. (I have a child who is high risk from covid so I'm really a little over the top avoiding contact right now.) I only needed ibuprofen and Tylenol for 24 hrs afterwards.
12 days post procedure I have huge anxiety again. I have a red area on the inside of the gum towards the tongue about 5-6 mm in diameter with a white 3-4 mm circle at the bottom of it. It's tender but not painful as such. (Hard to get a picture of it). From reading this forum I realize it may be a bone spicule (I have been in touch with my dentist via texts and she said it's likely that) and was hoping someone with experience could let me know if they agree and if it's likely to work its way back out? As long as the pain is manageable is it safe to let nature take its course?
Secondly, my gum on the cheek side is inflamed and almost purple in color. I still have some jaw pain (like 2-3 on the pain scale) and it runs up into my ear. It's intermittent but I don't recall having this discomfort 5 days ago, but then again I'm aware anxiety may be drawing extra attention to it. I have no apparent swelling, no fever, some mild throbbing when my heart rate gets up and some mild hot/cold sensitivity. Is this normal for 12 days post extraction? My dentist believes so and reassures me nothing looks infected but I'm struggling to remain calm.
I've posted pictures, they're not ideal but hopefully they help a bit. Thank you for any information or thoughts. I'm so glad you are all here at this time.