Expert: Tony Appleton BDS DPDS - 12/12/2007

Question
Hi Tony Appleton

you were very honest in your previous responses so i would firstly like to thank you for that . i eventually got a bottom tooth out and got a flipper/partial put in i have a few issues with the device and i do understand that it takes a little getting used to but the metal clasps feel really tight on my teeth causing pain especially when i bite down as my top teeth bite onto the clasps is there any way round this also when i had the tooth out which i dont know if you remember was a failed root treatment saga ,but the thing is the teeth beside the extracted tooth are really tender and sore i have never had a tooth out so this might be normal but 1 especially is sore and if i take a deep breath and cold air hits it it throbs a little in your opinion is this caused by the infected tooth eventually coming out i hope this makes sense

thanks again

James

Answer
Hi James

The denture just needs adjusting slightly - see your dentist and they will easily be able to sort this out.

It is quite usual for the teeth adjacent to an extraction site to show symptoms for a while after the extraction - this should settle.

Regards

Tony Appleton