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Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam,
one week ago I had 2 implants placed in the lower jaw on the left side. Before that, on the same side, I had a bridge suspended between the wisdom tooth and the second premolar. The wisdom tooth was extracted. The implants were placed between the wisdom tooth area and the second premolar. The procedure was normal; 2–3 days afterward I had a slight swelling, which subsided. The sutures have also been removed. The problem began when the pain started. At first I could not determine exactly what and where it hurt. When my dentist (not the one who placed the implants) was removing the sutures, we found that the tooth on which the bridge had been supported, the second premolar, is loose and sensitive to percussion, etc. The tissue around the second premolar is very sensitive, red, painful, ... When I take ibuprofen, the pain goes away for a while. It is worst at night, when the pain is more intense. Then it hurts, I feel “throbbing”... and in short, I still do not know exactly what and where it hurts. I would like to know what to do. Should I have an X-ray? Is it possible that the procedure displaced the second premolar, its root, or perhaps something else...?
Thank you for your answer!
Kind regards,
Ida
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Based on what you wrote, I believe the source of the pain is the second premolar. Whether the cause is related to the implant surgery or not is impossible to guess without an X-ray. Given that the second premolar is a non-vital, root-canal-treated tooth, the development of problems is unpredictable and not necessarily connected with any other procedure. I suggest X-ray diagnostics and, based on the findings, appropriate treatment of the second premolar (root canal treatment or extraction).
Have a nice day!
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