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Teeth Extracted, Swelling In Gums, Pains, Black And Blue Marks On Face, Stitches Hurts, Taking Percocet 5 Mg,
I had the remaining 11 teeth extracted on april 27th and am still in pain and there is still some swelling on mny gums and black and blue marks on my face. Some of the stitches are still in and they are hurting. I have been trying to ccut them out myself. Is there anything else I can do, especially for the pain. I was given percocet 5 mg., not much help and only have two pills left. Can you help me? Thank You Frances
Tue, 22 May 2012
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
Dental pain after tooth extraction is often troublesome. You can remove the stitches if they are completely healed. the pain and swelling can be decreased by a pain killer and anti inflammatory like ibuprofen, You can take serratiopeptidase and do a hot fomentation to hasten the recovery.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
Dental pain after tooth extraction is often troublesome. You can remove the stitches if they are completely healed. the pain and swelling can be decreased by a pain killer and anti inflammatory like ibuprofen, You can take serratiopeptidase and do a hot fomentation to hasten the recovery.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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hi frances,
pain is normal after extraction........
but for so many days,its not normal...........
you did not tell how much time it has been taken..............
as you said painkillers are also not effective,so you should change you medicine............
and you have black and blue marks on your face,you should go to a specialist(oral surgeon),and go for complete examination and stitches removal,do not cut them out by yourself ...............
after examination follow all the instructions given.......
nothing to get worried............
take care
Dr.Gunjan Gupta
pain is normal after extraction........
but for so many days,its not normal...........
you did not tell how much time it has been taken..............
as you said painkillers are also not effective,so you should change you medicine............
and you have black and blue marks on your face,you should go to a specialist(oral surgeon),and go for complete examination and stitches removal,do not cut them out by yourself ...............
after examination follow all the instructions given.......
nothing to get worried............
take care
Dr.Gunjan Gupta
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