Oral surgery
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Visitor asks:
Hello, my husband had the last tooth on the lower right removed on 11 October 2013. After a few days, inflamed tissue grew over the wound; the oral surgeon removed it and sutured the wound. After 7 days she removed the sutures. Inflammation developed again, and on 17 December the oral surgeon opened the wound and cleaned out the granulation tissue. A few days later inflammation with granulation tissue appeared again, and it was removed in oral surgery. The wound healed, but at the site of the extracted tooth the gum is inflamed again with painful granulation tissue. He is in a lot of pain and we really no longer know what is happening. He is scheduled for surgery on 27 January 2014. The pain radiates to his ear. For information, during this period he has been on antibiotic therapy: 6 boxes of Hiconcil and one of Sumamed. PLEASE, if you can, give me some answer because the whole family is very worried.
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
The problem you describe resembles what is known as a dry infection of the wound. The infection is long-lasting and very persistent. The problem is accompanied by pain, swollen lymph nodes and sometimes an elevated body temperature. Systemic antibiotic therapy alone is usually not enough. Tissue that has been too severely affected by the infection needs to be removed (surgical procedure). In the end, everything should settle down nicely.
Have a nice day!
The problem you describe resembles what is known as a dry infection of the wound. The infection is long-lasting and very persistent. The problem is accompanied by pain, swollen lymph nodes and sometimes an elevated body temperature. Systemic antibiotic therapy alone is usually not enough. Tissue that has been too severely affected by the infection needs to be removed (surgical procedure). In the end, everything should settle down nicely.
Have a nice day!
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