I went to the dentist to get a wisdom tooth extracted. I was completely horizontal, growing forward with the roots curved down at the back. I’m 48 years old & know I should have had this done years ago, but hindsight… The dentist used Novocaine, 2-3 doses to start. She then cut the crown loose & pulled it out. More Novocaine. Tried & tried to get the neck & roots out. More Novocaine. Ground, drilled. More Novocaine. Drilled, broke, pried, pulled. Lots more Novocaine. Etc. I was in the chair for 5 hours with a bite-block (2 or 3 5-10 minute breaks or Novocaine to take effect). The last break was after the last set of injections. I sat up just to change positions for a minute. I looked at the instrument table, and counted the veils/cartridges of Novocaine over & over (as a distraction). There where 16 of them! What is the maximum dosage??
The last 45 min.s to an hour was bad. I could feel every pry, twist, and pull. When I left, I was is some pretty bad pain. My jaw hurt like it was dislocated. But, the worst part, I think, was the fact that she didn’t get the roots out!! Basically, everything under/passed the neck is still there!!! I snapped a picture of my x-ray last week. I wish I could include it in this post. My nerve is clearly visible, as well, and can be seen running right through that area. Beside the roots or possibly twisted between them from all the attempts?? For three weeks I had a pretty intense cramping from almost the top of my head to just above my collarbone. The doctor has prescribed pain medication and antibiotics since day one and last week, added a muscle relaxer, which seems to have REDUCED the cramping, but I’m still in a lot of pain. It doesn’t feel like extraction pain, nor does it feel like infection pain. And, while there is pain in the gland area & running straight across just above my adams apple, my glands aren’t swollen.
This was done by a dentist at the urgent dental care facility (due to financial woes, I received assistance) in my town, not an oral surgeon.
Can you give any insight into why so much pain? Could there be serious damage? Have you ever left an entire root or two in a patient & told them that over time, maybe a year or more, they would loosen on their own & would be easily removable once they worked their way up a bit??? I have an upper partial plate that I have not been able to keep in for more than 5-10 minutes, because it starts cramping in my jaw which then spreads. I’m a salesman, but not without my front teeth in!!! What should I do???
At a loss & going crazy from a month of pain,
Jeff
The last 45 min.s to an hour was bad. I could feel every pry, twist, and pull. When I left, I was is some pretty bad pain. My jaw hurt like it was dislocated. But, the worst part, I think, was the fact that she didn’t get the roots out!! Basically, everything under/passed the neck is still there!!! I snapped a picture of my x-ray last week. I wish I could include it in this post. My nerve is clearly visible, as well, and can be seen running right through that area. Beside the roots or possibly twisted between them from all the attempts?? For three weeks I had a pretty intense cramping from almost the top of my head to just above my collarbone. The doctor has prescribed pain medication and antibiotics since day one and last week, added a muscle relaxer, which seems to have REDUCED the cramping, but I’m still in a lot of pain. It doesn’t feel like extraction pain, nor does it feel like infection pain. And, while there is pain in the gland area & running straight across just above my adams apple, my glands aren’t swollen.
This was done by a dentist at the urgent dental care facility (due to financial woes, I received assistance) in my town, not an oral surgeon.
Can you give any insight into why so much pain? Could there be serious damage? Have you ever left an entire root or two in a patient & told them that over time, maybe a year or more, they would loosen on their own & would be easily removable once they worked their way up a bit??? I have an upper partial plate that I have not been able to keep in for more than 5-10 minutes, because it starts cramping in my jaw which then spreads. I’m a salesman, but not without my front teeth in!!! What should I do???
At a loss & going crazy from a month of pain,
Jeff
