I would like to know what went wrong with my extraction as the dentist who removed the tooth said it is normal but then referred me to a specialist who saw me for 5 days straight during recovery.
There was lots of blood during the extraction which took 30mins+ of pushing an pulling.
Within 48hrs:
I had extreme swelling on my cheek and the swelling was very hard.
My glands under my jaw were very large.
My neck swelled and was all red. This went all the way down to my stomach.
My left tonsil, uvular and tung swelled closing my throat completely. Could only breath through my nose or if I tilted my head back to open the airway. (Despite this neither the dentist or specialist were concerned? I was shocked by this and worried as you can imagine. I couldn't help by think they were covering for each other?)
I couldn't open my jaw more then 1.5cm due to all the swelling.
I had lots of pain and discomfort. My throat was the most painful - Every swallow killed.
2wks later:
I still have constant pain and continue to lose sleep.
My cheek is still a reasonably swollen and my glans are still up.
I have little to no feeling in my lower teeth on the left hand side or my bottom lip and chin.
I still cannot open my jaw more that 2.5cm.
Surely this is not normal... What whet wrong? What do I do to heal the pain and fix my jaw? I have been back to the dentist and the specialist 7 times... They just say it is normal and will pass.
Is there anyone that can tell me what went wrong?
There was lots of blood during the extraction which took 30mins+ of pushing an pulling.
Within 48hrs:
I had extreme swelling on my cheek and the swelling was very hard.
My glands under my jaw were very large.
My neck swelled and was all red. This went all the way down to my stomach.
My left tonsil, uvular and tung swelled closing my throat completely. Could only breath through my nose or if I tilted my head back to open the airway. (Despite this neither the dentist or specialist were concerned? I was shocked by this and worried as you can imagine. I couldn't help by think they were covering for each other?)
I couldn't open my jaw more then 1.5cm due to all the swelling.
I had lots of pain and discomfort. My throat was the most painful - Every swallow killed.
2wks later:
I still have constant pain and continue to lose sleep.
My cheek is still a reasonably swollen and my glans are still up.
I have little to no feeling in my lower teeth on the left hand side or my bottom lip and chin.
I still cannot open my jaw more that 2.5cm.
Surely this is not normal... What whet wrong? What do I do to heal the pain and fix my jaw? I have been back to the dentist and the specialist 7 times... They just say it is normal and will pass.
Is there anyone that can tell me what went wrong?