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Five days ago I had three of my wisdom teeth removed (the fourth having been removed a few months prior). The bottom two were impacted and the top was just a normal extraction. I didn't experience hardly any pain at all for the first few days and on the fourth day I started experiences intense pain. It hasn't gotten worse, but the pain feels like it is in my lower jaw where the teeth used to be, and it hurts to eat on the molars that are in front of the extraction sites. The pain also resonates through my jaw, neck and ears. The surgeon assured me the molars did not need to be removed but I was wondering what could be causing the pain in my teeth (it's just those two), and the radiating pain through my head.
Dear Jacqui:
The reason that you have pain that resonates throughout your jaw is that the nerves that innervate the area are connected to the same main nerve. It is very common to have referred pain from one area to another. The pain could be just post-operative pain, but it could also be due to an infection or a dry-socket, where the extraction sockets is not going through a normal healing process.
It is imperative that you return to your oral surgeon and make sure that everything is OK with your healing process. It is not uncommon to get post extraction pain, but it is very important to rule out any infections, dry-sockets, etc.
Best of luck with your healing,
Dr. Zev Kaufman
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Zev 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.
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