Why Do I Feel Pain After My Tooth Removal?

Do you feel pain during several hours after your tooth removal?

Have you currently experienced a hard-to-pull tooth removal?

Have you currently experienced a wisdom tooth removal?

Do you feel lasting pain during 5-7 days after your tooth removal?

Feeling pain can be possible since you underwent surgical procedure in your mouth cavity. Along first couple of hours after having your tooth removed, you may feel pain in the injured area or your jaw joint due to pressure applied during the operation. Such condition is temporary and can last 2-3 hours as your local anesthesia effect disappears. To relief such feelings you may take some common painkillers, make sure not to overdose. Reduce physical activities and tilting your head forward in order not to cause blood rush or swelling. Avoid sucking motions and reduce the intake of hard or crunchy foods. Follow your dental surgeon recommendations.

Having uncomfortable feelings during first couple of days can be possible due to the complex dental surgery. Such teeth are commonly being removed in pieces after dividing them using dental drill. This situation is temporary and stops as soon as the pressure in the socket will do down. In the meantime, you may take some common painkillers to relief such feelings, make sure not to overdose. Limit your physical activities and tilting your head forward in order not to cause blood rush or swelling. Avoid sucking motions and reduce the intake of hard or crunchy foods. If the pain persists, please contact your dental surgeon immediately to revise the tooth socket.

It seems you may feel pain in your extraction site due to the complexity of wisdom teeth removal. That is a common situation among individuals who faced their wisdom teeth pulling and may last up to 14 days. Moreover, you can notice your jaw joint discomfort since you kept your mouth widely open during the lasting procedure. Try taking more processed foods in order not to apply much pressure on your joint. This condition is temporary and stops as soon as your periodontal tissues recover. Follow your dentist’s recommendations. If the pain persists, please contact your dental surgeon immediately to revise the tooth socket.

It seems you may need to see your dental surgeon immediately since your painful feelings still persist. Lasting swelling and inflammation may be a sign of an infection process or the condition that is called dry socket. The situation is serious and need professional dental help. Schedule a visit to your dental surgeon for further examination and tooth socket revision.

Based on your answers, it is difficult to determine the reason of your post removal painful feelings and find a suitable solution. Please, contact your dental surgeon as soon as possible for more information and further examination.