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Question:
Three weeks ago I had my lower left wisdom tooth removed under local, it was surfaced and came right out in less than five minutes.
I go back one week later complaining it still hurts. Oral surgeon said it looked great no dry socket.
Woke up third week on Monday with tight jaw and teeth pain in all my uppers on that side. Went to ER, and back to oral surgeon, then to regular dentist. No one could find a cavity or any dental problems.
This pain is the worst I have ever felt. Percocet and Vicodine will not take the pain away.
Where should I go next, it hurts so bad like a huge cavity and a candy bar in it! plus the tight sore jaw. Please help. I just can NOT take it one more day, going nuts! ...Visitor from DE
Answer:
There is the remote possibility that the removal of the wisdom tooth has made a change in the occlusal relationship of your jaws, especially on the side of where you have the symptoms.
Theoretically there could be other tooth structures on that side that are hitting "a little too soon" in relationship to all of your other teeth. It doesn't take much to throw things out of whack.
Pain can generalize rapidly and cover an area of the jaw rather than be restricted to one tooth.
A dentist who has substantial experience in diagnosing and successfully treating a wide variety of occlusal disorders can probably develop a stent device to temporarily reoptimize the
occlusal bite until a definite treatment is developed.
Your comment about "tight jaw" reflects possible impact on the tmj joint .... which supports the idea that occlusion change is the culprit.
You may need to change dentists.... find one that has 15+ years of experience in treating occlusal disorders.
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