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ringbearer747
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Hello,
I had a gingival gum graft 3 days ago (had it done Friday morning, it's now Monday evening). My palate was the donor site and the graft was placed on my two lower front teeth (24 & 25). I've tried to be painstakingly careful, eating mostly liquids or really soft things like chopped up jello that I can swallow without chewing, not swishing or spitting but carefully rolling my head around to rinse mouth out, etc. I've noticed since last night that when I tilt my head around I get the sensation that the graft is shifting with gravity, and it's got me really freaked out. Is it possible it's failing and coming loose? I haven't pulled my lip back to look at it, because I'm not supposed to. My anxiety is letting my imagination run wild, and I really don't want to have to repeat this surgery. I don't think it's simply the stitches pulling because if I just turn my head to the side, I don't sense the movement, but the second I tilt my head down, the graft feels like it's pulling to the ground--again, with gravity. Is it normal to sense a graft shifting around when you move your head?
I had a gingival gum graft 3 days ago (had it done Friday morning, it's now Monday evening). My palate was the donor site and the graft was placed on my two lower front teeth (24 & 25). I've tried to be painstakingly careful, eating mostly liquids or really soft things like chopped up jello that I can swallow without chewing, not swishing or spitting but carefully rolling my head around to rinse mouth out, etc. I've noticed since last night that when I tilt my head around I get the sensation that the graft is shifting with gravity, and it's got me really freaked out. Is it possible it's failing and coming loose? I haven't pulled my lip back to look at it, because I'm not supposed to. My anxiety is letting my imagination run wild, and I really don't want to have to repeat this surgery. I don't think it's simply the stitches pulling because if I just turn my head to the side, I don't sense the movement, but the second I tilt my head down, the graft feels like it's pulling to the ground--again, with gravity. Is it normal to sense a graft shifting around when you move your head?