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What Causes Pain In Jaw And Ulcers In Mouth After Tooth Extraction?
After a very painful tooth extraction, I had bad pain in my jaw... Almost a week on the pain has gotten much worse.. The socket seems normal but on the inner jaw there is a large piece of bone? Sticking out, but worse of all on the outer jaw my gums are red raw, then have a large White band of a film like substance that won't come off, it's very painful and sore, and my mouth is full of ulcers and White bumps. I'm really worried but can't afford to go to see emergency dentist. Do you think it sounds like an infection? Thank you Shona x
Wed, 6 Aug 2014
Hello,
The pain in the jaw could be because of the traumatic extraction, bone cutting, and any sharp bone margins left during extraction. Consult an oral physician and get it examined, if there are any sharp margins, then get it rounded off. The white slough could be a desquamated soft tissue from the socket area.
The multiple ulcers could be aphthous ulcers secondary to stress and pain following extraction. Nothing to worry, you can take topical anesthetic and analgesics like Annabel gel. Apply three to four times daily before food and topical steroid like triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% four to five times after food.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shankar Iyer
The pain in the jaw could be because of the traumatic extraction, bone cutting, and any sharp bone margins left during extraction. Consult an oral physician and get it examined, if there are any sharp margins, then get it rounded off. The white slough could be a desquamated soft tissue from the socket area.
The multiple ulcers could be aphthous ulcers secondary to stress and pain following extraction. Nothing to worry, you can take topical anesthetic and analgesics like Annabel gel. Apply three to four times daily before food and topical steroid like triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% four to five times after food.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shankar Iyer
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