This doesn't seem normal to me

[MountainMama]

I had an extraction and bone grafting done 3 months ago at my dentists office, to prepare for an implant on my lower first molar.

The dentist left the grafting site open, where the graft was visible...no membrane covering it or plug. He said the gums would grow over it.

He kept telling me it was normal to be losing pieces of the graft for two months. Finally the gums grew over and it stopped losing pieces.

Last week, a piece started working up through the gums again. It is the size of a piece of rice, and is barely risen above the gumline. There are smaller granules around it. My gums around it have started seeping blood. I taste it all the time, and can see blood in the extraction site. I called thw dentist and he said it isn't uncommon, and that I didn't need to come in. He told me to rinse with chlorhexidine twice a day.

Something really feels off to me. The piece coming out is not the usual small granules, and it feels like the gums are opening up again. I have had pain off and on for the past week.

Should I insist on being seen? I am attaching a picture...not the best, but it shows the size of the piece coming out.

 

[MountainMama]

Okay, I now regret posting in my height of anxiety. I am really trying to not panic over everything, and not be afraid to trust my dentist. Since I am still a "new" patient, so to speak, I am still struggling to figure out if he is right for me. I know I must drive them crazy with all my anxiety and fear. This past year has set me back big time with my fears over dental work.

 

[FearfulInMA]

You never have to apologize for posting here. I do think you should be seen if you’re concerned. At least then you’ll know what you’re dealing with.

 

[MountainMama]

You never have to apologize for posting here. I do think you should be seen if you’re concerned. At least then you’ll know what you’re dealing with.

Thanks. I feel like I am posting a lot. I know a lot of it is avoidance. I really don't want to go back to the dentist.

 

[krlovesherkids777]

Its really HARD to go back in, to call, to ask questions.. especially after they tell you its "normal" or "just wait it out". aghh.. soo hard.. seems you are doing amazing with all this.. I think anyone would be a little scared, curious, anxious with all you've been through, I know if I saw little particles and bled, I'd be .. on top of everything else.. you are totally an inspriation to so many of us ! We care, so keep posting !!

 

[MountainMama]

Its really HARD to go back in, to call, to ask questions.. especially after they tell you its "normal" or "just wait it out". aghh.. soo hard.. seems you are doing amazing with all this.. I think anyone would be a little scared, curious, anxious with all you've been through, I know if I saw little particles and bled, I'd be .. on top of everything else.. you are totally an inspriation to so many of us ! We care, so keep posting !!

Thank you. I know it may seem like I am holding up well on here, but I am a mess. I am thankful it is summer and I have my kids to distract me. I just want this all over with. I keep thinking about how, if this graft fails, it pushes my implant back more, and I will be another year with eating nothing but soft foods, and dreading each appointment.