Hi I had my back molar tooth removed 8 days ago and it is still throbbing constantly. Sometimes it s bad enough to take pain medication and other times it is not. 3 days after I had it done i needed panadine forte for two days to cope with the pain. I now have a funky taste in my mouth and my tounge has a thick fur covering it. My taste has gone a little and I have been getting headaches . I should mention the extraction took 1hr and 40 minutes. The dentist had to cut into my gum and eventually removed the tooth in 11 pieces. It was very traumatic!! I have been flushing it every day even using a syringe to make sure I get all the food out as the hole is very deep. Is it normal after such a bad extraction to have this pain still? I should also mention my stitches came out the day after the tooth was pulled and I had to go ba k and get new stitches which also came out the next day. Any advises or ideas on of this is normal or should I go back to the dentist or wait it out another few days. Thanks so much.
Hi, Welcome to the forum. Well, the healing process truly depends on each person. This will give you time to rest, deal with any pain you might have, and to heal properly (assuming no difficulties arise after the extraction). Also, when you get a tooth pulled, you will have a blood clot that will form in the pocket of where the tooth once was (this is what SHOULD happen). The blood clot is VITAL to the healing process. For a week or two, you need to be careful. Do not Chat Doctor.