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How Long Will It Take For My Tooth To Heal?
Hi. My husband and I are leaving for Paris in a little over a week for a vacation that we have planned for a long time, and now my dentist advises me to have a broken wisdom tooth extracted right away. The tooth does not hurt. I was wondering how long it would take to heal and for the pain to go away. What about complications? (I am in my mid 60s.) Would it be so terrible if I waited until we got back to have the tooth extracted?
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
Thank you for your query,
The healing will take around 4 - 6 weeks to take place. The pain will go away within a week or two (assuming you are healthy, no medication)
There are a number of complications that can happen namely dry socket, poor healing, peresthesia to name a few. But, if done with proper protocol the chances to these are negligible.
If the broken tooth of yours involves pulp/ is very near to pulp, than waiting is not a good idea as it may flare up anytime.
The healing will take around 4 - 6 weeks to take place. The pain will go away within a week or two (assuming you are healthy, no medication)
There are a number of complications that can happen namely dry socket, poor healing, peresthesia to name a few. But, if done with proper protocol the chances to these are negligible.
If the broken tooth of yours involves pulp/ is very near to pulp, than waiting is not a good idea as it may flare up anytime.
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