AboutZev Kaufman, D.D.S. Expertise I can answer any question from simple routine dentistry to very complex dentistry with emphasis on reconstructive, cosmetic, and implant dentistry. My expertise is in co-ordination of very complex treatment plans with other dental specialists or as a one-man-team, since I have extensive training in Prosthodontics, Surgical Implantology, and orthodontics.
Experience Over a decade in private practice of Surgical Implantology and Prosthodontics. Founder and owner of Prosthodontics & Implant Surgery of Manhattan, PC.
Clinical Assistant Professor at the Post-Graduate Department of Periodontics & Implant Dentistry at New York University College of Dentistry.
Lecture weekly since 1999 on advanced Implant Prosthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry Post-Graduate Program in Periodontics & Implant Dentistry.
Former clinical assistant professor of Dental Radiology at the NYU College of Dentistry.
Former clinical and lecture faculty at Lincoln Hospital, Dental residency program.
Former clinical and lecture faculty at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx, NY) dental residency program.
Lecture nationally on Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry.
Organizations Memeber of the American College of Prosthodontics.
Memeber of the Acacdemy of Osseointegration.
Member or the Omikron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) Honors Dental Society.
Member of the American Dental Education Association.
Education/Credentials Graduated with Honors from New York University College of Dentistry.
Post-Graduate training and certificate in the specialty of Prosthodontics.
Post-Graduate training and ceritificate in Surgical and Prosthetic Implant Dentistry.
Honors-program in Comprehensive and Applied Practice Management.
Honors-program in Orthodontics.
Awards and Honors NYU Cervice award to the community.
OKU honor society.
National Dean's List.
National Who's Who.
Expert: Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. Date: 7/16/2008 Subject: Complications after extraction of wisdom teeth
Question I had my lower 2 wisdom teeth removed a little over a week ago (7/5/08). A couple days later, I'm experiencing a lot of pain towards the tooth closest to where wisdom tooth was. I visited the dentist a week after the extraction and told him about the pain and he did an x-ray. He told me the x-ray didn't show any signs of cavities but a slight infection. He increased my antibiotics and prescribed me to vicodin for the pain. Also, told me not to rinse and let it heal by itself. Neither is working. The pain is still here and doesn't seem like its going away anytime. Yesterday, I visited a different dentist in the same practice and he cleaned the tooth with some solution. And asked me to rinse as much as I can and continue taking the antibiotics. And to be patient. For the past week, including last night, I'm waking up to really intense pain on the tooth. Please help.
Answer Dear Linda:
Time to go see and oral surgeon. You might be having a condition called dry socket. It happens when the extraction site fails to heal properly. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dry-socket/DS00778 will have very concise, detailed information.
If the site is healing well and the pain can be definitely localized to the second molar (the tooth in front of the extracted one), consider surgical trauma (fracture?), but that is much less common.
Go see an oral surgeon first. www.aaoms.org will have a listing for an oral surgeon in your area.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery,
Dr. Zev Kaufman
