What to do: pain after dental work
It is normal to experience pain following a dental procedure. However, which pain should be dismissed as part of the healing process and which types of pain should cause worry and concern? This article will focus on pain after dental work. Although people are looking for ways to rejuvenate their looks dental treatments always sound scary to them, even teeth whitening and veneers.
Reasons for pain after dental work
After a dental appointment, it would be normal to feel some pain. There would be perfectly logical reasons for the pain you feel around your face and head. These are the pains that are considered normal after dental work.
Jaw pain. Pain in the jaw can result from you having to hold your mouth open for an extended amount of time while the dentist would be doing the procedure. This muscle pain will go away soon, but if you experience excessive pain in the jaw, you can ask your dentist if you can manage the pain with over-the-counter pain killers.
Dry socket pain. This type of pain would often be present after a tooth extraction procedure. The bone underneath teeth would be very sensitive. Dry socket pain would be a pain in the bone that would be caused by the blood clot being dislodged from the socket after the extraction.
Referred myofascial pain. Any dental procedure may cause myofascial pain. This would be caused by nerves that have become inflamed because of the dental procedure. These nerves would send out pain and it would affect the nerves nearby. The pain can radiate to other parts of the body, like the eyes and neck.
Pain because of injury in soft tissues. During a dental procedure, there is a slight chance that the dentist would have accidentally nicked the soft tissues in your mouth or your tongue. This would result in injury to those tissues, which is harmless but can be the cause of pain for the next few days following the surgery.
Implant pain. A dental implant procedure may also cause some soreness in your gums for a few days following the procedure. There would also be a chance that the pain you are feeling would be bone pain. The implant would be put into the bone, and bone pain would be very complex and widespread.
Gum graft pain. When you get a gum graft surgery, you may experience soreness in the surgical site. This pain could spread to the other parts of the mouth, but then it would be a normal part of the healing process.
If you experience any of these pains, you should not worry too much. They are a normal part of the healing period and should go away after a few days. Pain after dental work should slowly fade away eventually. However, if the pain would not subside, or would get worse as time progresses, it would be a good idea to see your dentist. The pain would often be an indicator of infection, and if there is any type of infection in your tooth or gums, your dentist will be able to prevent any further damage from being done.
