Wisdom were removed but I feel something else

[LuckyTaxi]

It appears something is growing where my one wisdom tooth used to be. I stuck my finger towards the back and feel something sharp coming from the gums. It hurts quite a bit. Any ideas?!?!?!?! Anyways, i have an appt tomorrow morning.

 

[Baked]

Chipped remnants of your wisdom tooth. Ask for your money when you visit the guy.

 

[Tobolo]

Maybe you have another one they didnt see. I had five so I know that it can happen.

 

[AsianriceX]

Could be a bone fragment left over from the surgery.

I know my jaw wasn't healing properly (had dull pains in the area for a couple of weeks) and they had to go back in to scrape out the bad tissue. Fun part was that they didn't knock me out so I could feel everything they did.

It's a little nerve wracking when you can feel them peeling away your gums and feel the vibrations as they use some tool to scrape away at your jaw.

 

[chibichanman]

Sometimes, the ortho will leave pieces of your wisdom teeth there for your safety. That piece may have been too close to a nerve and thus removing might have endangered you to being feeling-less in your jaw for the rest of your life.

 

[drinkmorejava]

Originally posted by: chibichanman
Sometimes, the ortho will leave pieces of your wisdom teeth there for your safety. That piece may have been too close to a nerve and thus removing might have endangered you to being feeling-less in your jaw for the rest of your life.

I'd suspect they'd let you know if they did that. I'm sure they would dull the end of it too.

 

[EagleKeeper]

You may be feeling the socket/jaw.

I have such a sensation every once in a while.

It will take a few years before your tongue stops exploring and you automatically accept the hole.

 

[maximus maximus]

Uhh....

you do not qualify as a vampire...

next.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: lilcam
It appears something is growing where my one wisdom tooth used to be. I stuck my finger towards the back and feel something sharp coming from the gums. It hurts quite a bit. Any ideas?!?!?!?! Anyways, i have an appt tomorrow morning.

best to have the doc look at it tomorrow than to take advice here.

still, probably a tooth/jaw bone fragment as others have suggested. he can use some cotton pliers to flick it out if it's close enough to the surface.

 

[jfall]

When I got a tooth pulled they gave me a sheet that said it was normal for that to happen

 

[rivan]

I had something like this happen too - it didn't hurt much, and I thought it was just another tooth coming in. Still not sure what exactly it was - it slowly (a couple weeks) went from being a sore, slightly hard spot under my gums to working it's way all the way out gradually. It was like a tooth the size of a candy Nerd. Odd, what the body does sometimes.