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Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam!
My dentist extracted a tooth 5 days ago, the lower first molar. She was extracting it for at least half an hour, as I apparently have strong roots. I had the tooth extracted because I am going to have fixed orthodontic braces. The procedure was difficult. I am taking painkillers, which help a lot, but when they wear off, even now on the sixth day, it still hurts badly. I still have a socket, with something white on it, and inside the socket there is also something white or slightly yellowish. When can I expect the pain to stop, and should the socket already have closed? I am not swollen, but it still hurts, even more than during the first days after the extraction. Do you think the healing is proceeding normally?
Thank you in advance for your answer.
Have a nice day
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Pain is a subjectively determined sign and is therefore very difficult to comment on. In principle, we can say that there should not be severe pain after the procedure. Cooling the wound and analgesics certainly alleviate the condition. Systemic antibiotics are recommended in cases of enlarged local lymph nodes, local signs of inflammation and elevated body temperature. The white membrane you describe on the surface of the wound is a common finding and is not a sign of purulent inflammation. For precise advice, I would need to examine the condition.
Have a nice day!
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